Company Drills

The next few paragraphs and pictures are from Andrew Brassard. The prop he built to talk about fire behavior worked great. Check it out and talk about the stages of fire with your crew. What are you looking for when, where, and why as you crawl into each building.

Two passengers were pinned in this one. Engine 53 first due. Review the pictures and talk through your first moves with your crew.

Serious crash where car under-rides school bus in Colorado this morning.

I've been preaching the combination of experience and education for some time. These aspects of the job should not work in opposition to one another, yet bring forth a more powerful fire service.

Below are a few pictures from training the other day with a Petrogen torch. Also below is a short video on initial operations including: determining tip size, gasoline pressure, O2 pressure, and lighting procedures.

Georgetown and Round Rock Fire Departments (Texas) worked together on I-35, just north of Westinghouse.  The crash involved a 18 wheeler that came to rest on its nose. Pictures from the Georgetown Texas Fire Department Facebook page. What are your stabilization concerns if an occupant is still trapped in the cab.  Talk about this one with your crew. Struts Cribbing ...

This car left the main roadway and struck the bridge at a high rate of speed.

This little scenario put some more tools in the guy's hands. We jammed a metal ring around a dummy's arm. The goal was to cut the ring off without cutting the coat or dummy.

Crews from Citizens Hose Co and Independent Hose Co began the time consuming task of cutting open the top of the outer pipe with reciprocating saws.

Instead of a ball they used an egg. This drill is all about knowing your airbags, cribbing, wedges, and being able to control the airbags.