Marcella Ave Apartment fire with Multiple Rescue Helmet Cam Alameda County Fire Department

Helmet cam rescue of multiple victims. “Initial attack and rescue attempts captured on HD quality video using a Contour Helemt Cam on the helmet of a Rescue Company Officer. Rescue was returning from another structure fire when they were dispatched to an apartment fire. What appeared as a routine fire changed when crews arrived on scene and excited family and neighbors reported as many as 5 people trapped. The footage is raw and unedited.”{

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Tailboard Essentials Class Video

This a video of the Tail Board Essentials Class done at Meridian Fire Department during a FOOLS training weekend. The video was made by and the class was put on by the Basic Firemanship Instructors. If you are given a chance get these guys to your department. The training was awesome and the wave of internal training that has been going on since they left has been awesome. Quote from Video post. “a hands on class for the efficient and [...]

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Bight Round Turn Loop Knots (Pocket Tools Training – NCOSFM)

Bight Round Turn Loop Knots (Pocket Tools Training – NCOSFM)

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Meridian Fire Department Structure Fire Review

Structure Fire Review, for training purposes. Fire was small and originated in the kitchen. Included in the video are maps, video of the fire, radio traffic, apparatus placement pictures, and interior fire damage pictures. It is our goal to start creating a library reviewing fires with pictures, video, radio traffic audio, and comment on interior conditions from the crews. This video leads well to a reading smoke scenario in the fact that we have comment from the Captain on the [...]

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Coordinated Ventilation

Thank you Brotherhood Instructors LLC. for finding these videos demonstrating coordinated ventilation. Take a look at these two videos for a great example of coordinated ventilation. The outside vent (OV) firefighter on the fire escape waits until the line is putting water on the fire to take the windows. Doing so helps the engine make the advance into the fire area a little easier. Waiting until the line is ready will ensure that you do not prematurely feed the fire [...]

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