GRABS Podcast

Grabs 115 Tamarac, FL (April 27, 2023)

Alex Seaman

Second fire of the shift

First shift as officer

3 story interior hallway apartment complex (Apt 202)

First engine investigates

Second engine water supply

3rd engine to first line based on coming in opposite of other units

Hallway smoke banked down to knee level

Metro load placed on small landing was a problem.

Victim located at kitchen when crew located fire.

Met up with another crew-split crew and removed victim.

Headfirst drag

Passed off victim

Disp-2317, Arriv-2323, 3rd 2326, Vict Located 2330, FO 2332, Vict out 2333

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Grabs 114 Spartanburg, SC (July 24, 2022)

Capt Jared Van Ek

3:44 AM

2 miles from station

Residential House Fire (1200 SQFT)

Fire showing from AD Corner

Neighbor said if truck was there, occupant was home

2nd Due Engine-Assisted with Attack, Officer did 360, then once knock down, crew broke off to search.

Viz-at knee level

Vict on Floor of bedroom, head toward door.  Not much room to work with, had to move vict over bed.

15’ to front door, additional crews arrived to assist.

Vict 5’9” 200lbs, clothed.

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Grabs 113 Houston, TX (Jan 19, 2023)

Capt Paul Richardson

Near Grab with Lessons

2 story Apartments-Not much showing

Met in courtyard by neighbor reporting person trapped.

Told Crew where she sleeps

Heavy smoke visible now

Bystanders broke out window and started spraying water

Debris in window (VES not best option)

Search from front door

Went straight to bedroom where they were told vict was.

Heavy clutter, searched and couldn’t find victim

After second search in that room L4 found deceased victim in from room

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Capt Paul Richardson

10-12 Blocks from station

Small 2 story garden style apartment

Smoke coming out of first floor end unit (small 2 bedroom apartments)

Ambulance reported person in the unit.

Searching from first due rig

Capt search ahead of line

Low viz, not hot

Cluttered conditions

Small vict on back under table

2 person drag out to front door

Disp to arrival 4 min, arrival to vict out 3-4 min.

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* Grabs 111 Cadillac, MI (September 29, 2020)

* Dale Hall

* Limited Staffing

* Disp 925, Arrival 929 Vict Out 937

* Small House Fire

* Told by neighbor that it’s occupied

* 12” visibility

* On floor supine

* 150 lbs/Unconscious Man

* Once passed off vict went back in to finish.

* 2 person drag to front door

* Searched off Hose

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* Grabs 110 Wichita Fire, KS (May 3, 2023)

* Isaac Frazier

* R1 out of position in different zone

* Working House Fire with Fire Showing

* Initially told no one inside X 2

* Told by brother that someone is trapped in basement and on the phone

* OV’s make entry C-side

* Victim Removal-Protect In Place

* Look for items to shield victim/keep her low

* Use body of FF to shield victim upon removal

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Grabs 108 Klein Fire, TX (March 19 2023)

Gentry O’Connor

1 story residential

No reports of victims

From outside looked like abandoned home

D-18:37 A-18:41 Vict found 18:44 Out at 18:45

Zero viz

Heard victim yelling for help.

Skylights failed and conditions went from zero viz to heavy fire.

Vict found in kitchen

Single person drag

Difficulty finding exit that would work-tried to go out through garage-garage was still closed.

FF noticed power was still on and hit garage door button and it worked

Tripped over bricks on way out. Handed off victim and then went back in to be with nozzle FF.

Vict 220 lbs, FF Combat Challenge style drag

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* Grabs 107 Springfield Twp Fire, Ohio (April 9, 2023)

* BC Andrew Sauder

* 1p

* Apartment Fire-Came in as grease fire

* First Due BC

* Report of people trapped on Second FL

* Victs on A (Police report C also-False)

* T51-Ladder Rescue

* 1 Engine on Attack, and 3 Engines assisting search.

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* Grabs 106 Palm Beach County Fire, FL (March 9, 2023)

* District Chief Joe Bostic

* 9:30A

* District Chief Covering for BC.

* Working fire, 1 occupant trapped.

* 1 story residential

* Bystander dragging vict out the Charlie Side.

* Vict was laying within 4 feet of door.

* Vict said mom was still in house.

* 1st due targeted search, 2nd due fire attack

* Couldn’t make access to CD bedroom

* L57 finds a 3rd vict

* Resource limited, Safety officer assigned to make the rescue the mom.

* 2 lived/1 passed away

* 949 Arrival, 950-Vict 1, 952-Vict 2, 959 Third Vict

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Everett (WA) Fire Department was dispatched to a "residential fire" initially, although it was quickly upgraded to a "working fire". Upon arrival, there were reports of one wheelchair-bound occupant still trapped. The engine pulled a line, and the ladder was initially tasked with VES/window-initiated search. After talking with another resident, the ladder company decided to make entrance to the Charlie-side door. They found and removed a victim in the hallway, then began treating the unconscious victim outside. After an ambulance crew took over pt care, the ladder crew went back in to finish the search and ran into the engine crew removing a second victim. The second victim was removed, and crews began CPR. In the end, three victims were transported, and as of last known information, all three were still alive.

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