Situational Awareness.wmv

Under stress, fireground commanders can struggle to see the bad things that are happening right in front of them. Fifty Ways to Kill a First Responder is a powerful program developed to help fire, EMS and police understand the mental aspects of managing emergencies.

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[RBG3100]

Thanks for sharing. No doubt what the firefighter did on the ladder was dangerous and not consistent with best practices. I do have something good to say about that FF... he was able to demonstrate for us an inappropriate action in a fashion that many firefighters can learn from. It's not much... but there is some positive take-away from this action. If nothing else, you can share it with others as an example of the seemingly irrational behavior of firefighters when put under stress.

[RBG3100]

The injuries were significant, both from heat and from the fall from the window they bailed out of. Everyone lived, but not exactly a happy ending. As for the firefighter on the ladder, I really encourage the students in my classes to refrain from judging. Rather we discuss why that seemed like a good idea, at the time, for the person who was doing it. Many times firefighters are hurt or killed doing what seemed like a good idea at the time.

[sfdff39]

@ScenePhotos Im pretty sure the timer on the left is from the time of the call/when they were paged, and the time on the right is time of day(military time) because you hear whenever dispatch aknowledges something they repeat the unit or state the message then state the time. The radio traffic is recorded so if they go back and listen to it for whatever reason, it helps to keep track of what time what happened, and make a timetable of the events.

[ScenePhotos]

This video was used in an Incident Command class I took at the Westmoreland County, PA Public Safety Training Center. The class was taught by Kim Ross Houser of the Greensburg, PA Fire Department. The class and this video were great tools. I forgot what the timers were so correct me if I am wrong. The 13 minute timer was the start of the fire and the 9 minute timer was the time it was called in or dispatched, yes/no?

[eventsbymikey]

i would have keep interior teams outside, while the tower ladder made an aggressive exterior attack, it was pretty much thru the roof upon arrival, then after the tower ladder is done knocking done most of the fire out, i would send interior crews in...

[Organgrinder1010]

Sometimes I wish the zoom feature had not been invented.

[jordishriva]

Ventilation that early with a crew inside was nuts! Seems to me the guy on the ladder was free lancing. Command definitely should have clued in to the angry smoke heaving out of the windows. It seemed as though command arrived late. That might explain the lack of understanding of the progression of the fire. That being s

[roundsya]

Last year I sat through this safety seminar, please correct me if Im wrong, a 360 was not completed by command. The fire actually started on charlie side from the deck area extending rapidly interior and up to the top floor. First due did not have this information due to the lack of information from command. Eventually the high heat caused the interior upstairs crew to bail from second floor windows fast. If you can, try to read up on this incident. God speed to everyone.

[engineco3wfd]

Nothing really bothers me much other than when they said they had no visibility, and command after seeing the conditions, didn't pull them out. He didn't do his job. Either too much ego, or a good test taker. Seriously, id demote him. It's his job to get us all home SAFE. He didnt. F-

[TheWaynelds]

Why was there smoke coming from the 1st floor if the fire was in the attic? I thought heat and smoke travel upward instead of down. The smoke was very dark and black. is that a sign of extreamly high heat? I've heard black smoke like that refered to as 'Black Fire' before. I'm not a FF, so i dont know these things for sure.

[firedude201234]

why does the first guy on the ladder shown beaking glass have no turnout gear on? i mean it'll offer him a bit more protection then a tshirt if a large shard of glass hits his arm or leg if you catch my drift

[mrdewayne18]

This is a great learning video. I'm glad i watched it, because as a young firefighter at the age of 19 just begining my career i notice something i do wrong on some structure fires we have in Texas. Not all the time i bring in a tool with me.Usually i make sure my partner have one, i know its something i learned in fire school but i forget and watching the video i realize the importants of a tool because i feel that is what help save them guys life and why they was able to exit through the wall!