Tag Archives: Engine Company

How one department trains for high-rise firefighting     Glenside Fire Company Kevin explaining the thinking and actions behind a driver/operator’s duties on a high rise operation while Jack performs them. The pump operator always has one of the most ...

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 ...

Fire on the 26th floor at Box 1088     ©FDNY Response Videos 2020 Address: 180 Riverside Blvd. off West 69th St. Fire on the 26th floor of a 42 story 200×400 class 1 MD MD to B-9: Your assignment ...

Sheltering in place on the balcony     ©FDNY Response Videos 2020 Address: 50 East 89th St. off Madison Ave. Fire on the 30th floor of a 32 story 150×200 MD B-10: 10-77 – Fire on the 30th floor – ...

Disorientation and more in 1998     NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program On October 12, 1998, while attempting a rescue, two fire fighters became disoriented in a smoke charged hallway on the 21st floor of a high-rise ...

What fold to use?     By Clay Magee | Fire Engineering In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, we covered the codes and regulations that govern standpipes. We also looked at the design and construction of them, ...

Fire on the 11th floor     By John “Skip” Coleman | Fire Engineering   This scenario involves a residential high-rise fire. The fire originates on the 11th floor and spreads to the penthouse. Please view the video to see ...

More training with Bill Gustin     Fire Engineering   Bill Gustin examines equipment in a standpipe accessory bag, choosing the size of hose line for standpipe operations and deployment of hose bundle folds. Viewers will learn how to determine ...

System Orientation     Fire Engineering The class examines standpipe firefighting tactics and strategy, types of standpipe systems and components, supplying fire department connections (FDCs), and methods of stretching and advancing hoselines from standpipe outlets.

Training with the Maui Fire Department     Maui FD Training Deploying A High-Rise Pack In An Untenable Hallway Using A Bowring