Fire Department and Fire Officer Training - Canceling Assistance Prior to Arrival

This is the expanded dispatch and fire ground radio transmissions from a reported chimney fire that occurred in the Long Ridge Fire District in Stamford, Connecticut. Automatic assistance from Stamford Fire Rescue and the Turn of River Fire Department was also dispatched, but cancelled by a Long Ridge Assistant Fire Chief prior to his arrival or arrival of any Long Ridge units. Once the first Long Ridge Engine arrived on scene, they quickly learned that they had more than a chimney fire. An excellent learning tool for all Fire Officers about what never to do when responding.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Fire Department
• Fire Officer Training
• Fire Training
• Fire Fighter Close Calls
• Firefighter Close Calls
• Bad Decisions
• Epic Failure
• Long Ridge Fire
• Stamford Fire
• Firefighter Training
• Fire Fighter Training
• Company Officer Training

[21wfireman]

u can always send them home chief but now 6,000 heard you make that call but im not bashing him he messed up we all do it sometime ive been a firefighter for 6 years and ive made mistakes here and there and all of us brothers have the calls where we think its guna be just another call like fire alarms most dept dont even pack up for them because there used to going but what is a fire alarm meant to be its a alarm of a fire point is expect the unexpected u never know

[SVTPBFOOT]

@Yardo: Welcome to firefighting in Connecticut. Plain speak isn't used by REAL firemen.

[MrSfdcar3]

Downgrade your mutual aid companies sure, but never ever cancel prior to arrival, sounds like a pride issue..

[SIG220C]

I think the dispatcher is going through puberty.

[bfdladder26]

what a dumass

[ivy201032]

Good learning tool

[Yardo1075]

Wow...speechless.....if I were the fire chief, I would have relieved Chief 7-12 of all duties immediately on the spot, and then slapped him upside his head later on that night back at the firehouse.

And what happened to the federal mandate for plain speak??? What is all this "one and five" crap?