Working House Fire Westernport Road 11/4/2009 PFC

[xdmproductions]

I'd have to agree on waiting to mask up. Pull the line, drop the nozzle at the point of entry, while your waiting for water -- mask up. By the time you get water and pressure in your line, your hooked in and ready to go.

[stumpyalso1]

I'm a Firefighter/ EMT in Ga. we wait to mask up also, don't take but 15 to 20 sec.

[irons22man]

Yeah, this doesn't waste that much time and it also gives you the time to look at the situation and what you are about to get into. Time to give each firefighter, their own initial size up.

[firefightergaines]

you dont people arrive on seen with thier mask on you heard tha chief say we have a working house fire you burn time having to stop and put youre freaking mask on...

[irons22man]

The way we look at this, is a safety issue. The time it takes to put the facepiece on versus having your vision impaired when you get off of the rig with it on. We feel that with the facepiece on when you get off of the rig, puts you at risk of missing something because of the mask blocking some of your vision. You could possibly miss things like a power line down that live, step into a hole that you might not see and many other hazards on the fireground.

[firefightergaines]

ahhh i see the logic in that its a good protocal i guess!

[AtlanticFF4]

i agree, theres no need for tunnel vision on a fire scene, great videos

[JoshIsDope843]

awesome video bro altho no response vid? =[ stay safe!!

[irons22man]

I was not on the rig for the call.