On March 15th 2007 my crew and I went out with one of our engines and we deployed a ground monitor for practice. The monitor that we used was hard piped to the top of the engine and could be dismounted and set on fold out legs on the ground. The monitor was supplied by ONE 50 ft … [Read more...]
BE CAREFUL WHEN LIGHTING THE PILOT LIGHT EVEN IN THE FIREHOUSE
March 5, 2007. During a regular routine meal prep. for monthly meeting. I was lighting the Pilot lights to the fire station's propane stove. It is common practice to turn off all gas supply to the stove while not in use. I lit the pilot lights for the burners and proceeded to … [Read more...]
WRAP THE HYDRANT, DON'T JUST STAND ON THE HOSE!
While at a working resturnat fire last month, the engine i was riding on was assigned to lay in from the hydrant. Me being the junior got off to hook up. For our company our SOP is to grab the strap and loop it over the hydrant with the hose and humat. The starp was not seen, so … [Read more...]
WRAP THE HYDRANT, DON’T JUST STAND ON THE HOSE!
While at a working resturnat fire last month, the engine i was riding on was assigned to lay in from the hydrant. Me being the junior got off to hook up. For our company our SOP is to grab the strap and loop it over the hydrant with the hose and humat. The starp was not seen, so … [Read more...]
During an in-station SCBA training drill and during a break in training, a firefighter was attempting to roll one of the spare SCBA cylinders being used, which was laying horizontally on the apparatus floor. The cylinder valve opened, and the cylinder projected forward striking … [Read more...]
PPV DISENAGRATES DURING WEEKLY TEST RUN
While performing a drill our gas powered fan disintegrated. Shards of the blade landed 90 plus feet away. This fan was in good shape and only a few years old. Luckly the crew had just walked away from the fan.LESSONS LEARNED:Use PPE even on the simple stuff. … [Read more...]
CAR VS. POLE MVC LEADS TO CLOSECALL
The station was dispatched with automatic mutual aid for an accident entrapment; units responding were advised that the incident involved a utility pole with wires done. Local FM was first to arrive confirmed entrapment with two patients (one serious). On response the first … [Read more...]