On 8-4-06, Engine 302 responded with 2 personnel to a reported mobile home fire. The engine was on scene in 5 minutes reporting smoke showing. My partner the OIC fired up the pump, while I stretched the attack line. I cleared a 3' x 4' porch and waited for the water. I was fully … [Read more...]
I was riding up as an officer on my engine with a driver that I regularly ran with but a firefighter that I did not know very well. About noon, my crew of three got a call for a house fire in our district. The house had been struck by lightning and the neighbor smelled smoke. The … [Read more...]
WHEN THE FIRE TONES GO OFF….IT'S…
I was on that 2nd in engine what came to be a working fire. This first in engine pulled a line and went to the door, while the officer did a walk around of the structure, well you know the two firefighters and officer forgot to get? Tools ie. irons. One of the firefighters had a … [Read more...]
LESSONS FROM A PROBIE
My Engine Co was first in on a house fire. After forcible entry, my Captain and I made an interior attack (my first). On my second bottle, I was ordered to the attic. Once in the attic I realized I was exhausted from the initial attack and the excitement, fear, etc. and came … [Read more...]
BIG BOX BUILDING….SMOKE SHOWING…SPRINKLERED =
My volunteer station was dispatched to a 500' X 800' commercial storage warehouse for a reported auto-matic alarm. We have been to this facility about 6 times prior, in the past month for auto-matic alarms. Upon the chief's and the engine (E-1) response, dispatchers updated us … [Read more...]
WHEN THE FIRE TONES GO OFF….IT’S…
I was on that 2nd in engine what came to be a working fire. This first in engine pulled a line and went to the door, while the officer did a walk around of the structure, well you know the two firefighters and officer forgot to get? Tools ie. irons. One of the firefighters had a … [Read more...]
ENERGIZED DOWNED POWER LINES….
On a recent workingresidential structure fire an energized power line was down on arrival. Note wasmade via the radio during size-up efforts. As operations were initiated the linehad not been marked. The attention to detail of one of our Driver Operators kepta firefighter from … [Read more...]