The Fire Safety Research Institute released a new video as part of our Fire Prevention Week: Fire Moves Fast. Plan Ahead to Save Lives series. The “Plan Your Escape: High-Rise Apartment Fire” video combines our real research footage with 3D modeling to show fire...
Watch legendary high-rise expert and author Jerry Tracy talk about firefighter air replenishment systems (FARS).
Tips on the hook up and flaking out East Metro Fire Rescue Engine company high-rise training. https://youtu.be/HbcAT5RQJjk
Training with Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department KCK FD How to create the Gustin Load https://youtu.be/j5nU2OWrrYk
The couplings on the FDC can seize up and not be free enough to spin By Mark van der Feyst | Fire Engineering Not every fire department will encounter fire department connections (FDC) in their response area. For those departments that are covering...
When all Else Fails Evolution Fire Engineering When the fire floor is filled with smoke, all or a portion of the standpipe stretch will have to be laid on the floor below the fire. This can be problematic in buildings that have small landings on each...
Search line training with Mike Ciampo Fire Engineering Mike Ciampo offers some insights into using the search rope in large buildings. https://youtu.be/lTfmZaDzoCA
SCBA training with Ric Jorge Fire Engineering Ric Jorge and company demonstrate a survivability technique in which a firefighter can control his or her breathing and manipulate the bottle to extend their air under Mayday circumstances. ...
What happens if the apartment is too far from the stairwell? By Mark van der Feyst| Fire Engineering Seconds count on the fireground when it comes to saving lives. This is what the fire service always strives to reduce when responding to any fire call....
When we have to control the sprinklers on the fire floor Fire Engineering Paul Dansbach examines some floor control valve for sprinkler systems and how they might come into play during fire suppression operations....
Minimize your exposure to the flow path Fire Engineering Lieutenant Ray McCormack of the Fire Department of New York discusses a method for stretching out a hoseline from a standpipe to minimize firefighters' exposure to the flow path and make your fire...
Training on how to reach a lower floor Fire Engineering Dan DiRenzo and crew demonstrate how a firefighter can deploy a personal-escape system to escape from an untenable situation in a high-rise building and reach a lower floor. Sponsored by Sterling...
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