Lower Jack Run Road Glen Falls Fully Involved Structure Fire 12-8-08

[Blitz350]

So for what possible reason would you not pull off a 2 1/2 for this thing? This is the second video I've seen involving this engine first in on a fully involved or at least well involved structure and pulling 1 3/4 lines. Big fire=Big water. Pull the 2 1/2 and knock the piss out of it. Don't piss on it with small handlines. Perfect application for a blitzfire. Or better yet just deck gun the son of a bitch and be done with!

[Wonkawillie77]

I just took a National Fire Academy course called "Calling The Mayday" and that came up in the discussion about grabbing the 1 3/4' line instead of the big line(s) and as the instructor put it we just do what we do all the time and 99% of the time the 1 3/4' works just fine - it's a form of "muscle memory."

[Blitz350]

@Wonkawillie77 That is exactly what happens and we need to avoid such actions and think ahead of time. If you really want a good idea of why take a close look at the report on the Sofa Super Store fire in Charlotte. We need to learn from our mistakes and not just go on ignoring them.

[Wonkawillie77]

Yes...did you know that their SOP called for pulling the booster line first then the 1 3/4" then the big lines? In some pictures you can see the lines on the ground stacked in that order. That is one reason they lost their ISO Class 1 rating.

[Blitz350]

That was what I was getting at.

[firemen30ff]

total lost i think

[ap13461]

yet another where spelter was there