Lt. Frazier from Tactical Advantage Training LLC. & First Due Questions
reviews two hoods from Majestic Fire Apparel (majhoods.com) The PacII
SVZ hood and the C6 FYR-Hawk hood. Frazier shows a Majestic vented hood
that he has been wearing for over two years for comparison. Thanks to
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Shortly after arriving on shift you are dispatched to a residential structure fire. You are the first due engine company and will be arriving on scene with the ladder as shown in the picture. Neighbor states that a family of six lives there and the time is 8:05AM. Your next due engine& chief are approx. 8 minutes out with a hydrant 800ft away. There is a car in the driveway…What next?
Let’s start off Monday right with a heck of a working fire. Dispatched as first due apparatus (Whatever you are assigned to) for working fire. It is 1:30AM with a hydrant 75 ft away from the front of the structure. Unknown occupancy with second due engine/first due truck company about 6 minutes out. What are your actions?
Emergency Scene Body Armor Equipment
Why would anyone need body armor in an emergency scene? There are a few reasons for it. Body armor is used in a wide range of situations, protecting the wearer from various threats. These situations are potentially dangerous for a person, threatening to harm them, sometimes very badly. In most cases, emergency scene puts people just in these conditions.
What Are Some of the Threats That Can Be Faced at an Emergency Scene?
Emergency scenes can vary widely, from a regular car crash accident to a Boeing 747 crash. Normally, if you are summoned to an emergency scene, it means you are a law enforcement officer, forensic experts, etc. As a rule, these specialists are provided with body armor by default, but for other cases multi-threat armor be bought online at http://www.safeguardclothing.com/15-bullet-proof-vests/. Body armor is necessary to protect the body from possible injuries that can be caused by dangerous surroundings of the emergency scene.
Car crashes are normally the least dangerous, but if someone pushes a person that is looking into a crashed vehicle, the latter can stumble on something sharp and, if they don’t have body armor, get a bad injury. This leads us to the fact that emergency scenes require investigators and the police to wear primarily stab proof vests, instead of bullet proof vests. However, not all bullet proof vests are useless in emergency scene conditions. There are combined body armors that feature both ballistic and stab/spike protection at the same time. They are heavier, a bit bulkier, and not as comfortable, but they can also be of use in some emergency scenes.
Speaking of the worst case scenario, like a plane crash, body armor is needed for the same reasons as for car crashes and for protection from a lot of other threats. Most probably, those investigating a plane crash emergency scene will be given with all the needed equipment, including helmets and body armors for protection. Plane crash emergency scene involves a lot of threats that can not only harm somebody, but even lead to a lethal outcome. Something can fall and cut, pierce, press down the person, and do all other kinds of things to an individual. This is exact the same reason rescue teams, law enforcement representatives, and forensics are provided with body protection in emergency scenes related to destruction of buildings. Even though body armor can’t provide the best protection from a huge concrete piece that falls down on a person, they are still safer, than without any armor at all.
When Are Bulletproof Vests Appropriate in Terms of an Emergency Scene?
As it was mentioned in the beginning of this article, there are various emergency scenes. Some of them can occur at a war, result from a terrorist act, take place at a gang skirmish, and so on. This is exactly when one would need a bullet proof vest. To not just avoid stray bullets, but to actually be protected from straightforward attacks that can be attempted by the hostile party. Normally, only tactical groups are protected properly in such cases, but if you are a forensic or a firefighter, you will have to make sure you are protected well.
These are a few basic tips on why body armor is necessary, when at an emergency scene. While other people are in danger, you should be protected properly in order to help them out of the dangerous environment.
You are dispatched to a working fire in a local funeral home. Neighbor advised dispatch that the owners live on the second floor so occupancy is unknown. You are first in with your assigned apparatus. Next due engine is 6 minutes out and the hydrant is 400ft away. The rest is up to you. What are your actions?
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Today you are dispatched to an MVC with injuries. Caller told dispatch that they can see two people moving around in one of the vehicles. They also said they were too afraid to help as there is something leaking at the crash. I attached the placard to assist..You are the first due engine. What next?
Once again enroute to a working fire. Dispatch advised multiple callers. Hydrant is 750ft from the structure. You have heavy smoke showing from a couple blocks away. You make the turn and this is what you have. Car in the driveway and nobody outside at your arrival. What are your actions? Second due engine is 5 minutes out. First due truck is 8 minutes out…..
Dispatched first due for a fire at a local Long Johns. Reported as vehicle fire in the drive through. As you arrive this is what you have. Hydrants is 400ft away and your next due engine/truck is responding from another call and is 8 minutes out. What are your actions? Here we go….
Today’s questions is in regards to fire attack down long/narrow or obstructed driveways. On homes with very long and often narrow driveways, what are your companies actions to get water onto the fire? Many of these situations it is impossible to gain access down the driveway leaving anywhere from 100-1000ft+ of distance between your truck and the fire….How does your department get water to fire in these situations?
Two engine companies are on scene of a working fire at a local chinese restaurant. You are on the first due truck company and this is what you have showing at your arrival approx 7 minutes in. The engines are having an extremely difficult time making headway on the fire. What are you actions? Only engine company functions have been completed at this point….I need some added motivation while working on next months scenarios, so lets get the participation number up today!
First in on a possible house fire. All dispatch advised was caller was the neighbor. Next due Engine 6 minutes out and the hydrant is 700ft away. You are responding on “your” apparatus…What are your actions.
Time for a little commercial action. Smoke showing from a “screenprinting” shop. Apartments above up to floor 8. Time is 530 PM. You are first on scene (responding on “your” apparatus type) of this working fire. No idea on occupancy numbers above the fire. What are your actions and why???
Lt. Frazier from Tactical Advantage Training LLC & First Due Questions/FirstDueTactics.com conducts a product spotlight on numerous eye protection products from ESS (ESSEYEPRO.COM) Big thanks to ESS for the unbelievable customer support and for sending products for review. I have personally used the 5B gray smoke glasses on three extrications so far and I can say I am very impressed. You no longer have to look like a goof when protecting your eyes.
Dispatched first in for a occupied structure fire. At your arrival you find this. Hydrant is less than 100ft away. Caller had contact with dispath reporting that her and her 4yr old were trapped in a bedroom (d-side) second floor and couldn’t get out. Telephone contact lost….What are your actions and why?
You are dispatched to a working fire in a 3 story apartment complex. There are two hydrants in the complex one at the front entrance (500ft) and one at the rear entrance (300ft). You will be arriving as first due engine with a quint 2 minutes behind you. Occupany is unknown and there is no further info. You have exposures on the B side but not “truck” access to the rear, C or D side as there is a pond in the back and C side. You see heavy smoke and fire from the road….What are your actions and the assignments for incoming units?
On vacation in Tenn, but that doesn’t mean the scenarios stop. You are dispatched to a working fire that is reported “vacant” prior to your arrival. You arrive as the first due engine with the nearest hydrant over 2 miles away. Nearest engine is 10 minutes away. What you see is what you get…..What are your actions?
You are a little behind the 8 ball on this one. You are responding to an adjoining fire zone. (1st due units are tied up on another call) Multiple callers on an apartment fire. You are on the first due engine and will be responding with the truck company from your station. Next due engine will be 8 minutes out. Hydrant is 500ft away at the entrance of the complex. You are up….
On today’s scenario you are dispatched to a working fire in a multi-family occupancy. Hydrant is at the entrance (250ft) and your next in engine and truck company are 4 minutes out. No further information was provided….It’s your time….What’s your actions.
Lt. Frazier from Tactical Advantage Training LLC & First Due Questions
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Here is a question everyone can chime in on. How many companies include a RIT/FAST Team on the initial/first alarm? Whats the justification not to have a dedicated unit responding? Also are you a supporter of RIT/FAST teams or not….Let’s hear it. Thanks to Daniel Hogan for todays question!
Returning from a false alarm in your second due, you see smoke showing a couple blocks over. You go to investigate, (Engine staffed w/4) as you turn onto the block the tones drop for a working fire. You pull up and find this. Hydrant is less than 60 ft across the street. Your truck company is only minutes behind you. Go…….
1130AM dispatched to a reported building fire “next” to the callers address. This area has NO hydrants. You are assigned to the first due engine with 750 gallons. Next due engine is 7 minutes out. Fire has burned through exterior door…Your up! Thanks to Bryan Iannacone for todays submission!!!
Lt. Frazier of Tactical Advantage Training LLC & First Due Questions
conducts product spotlight and review of FIREAXEINC. 32” Wood
Pickhead, 36” 6lb Wood Flathead & a 36” Fiberglass 8lb Flathead. Thanks to Jason Knight (Owner) at Firefighteraxe.com for the products and support.
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