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It happens often. Fire ground littered with SCBA's dropped during rehab, crew changes and alarm activations. Watch most news stories from the fire scene and hear the alarm activation in the background. One day these false activation will drown out the alarm of a firefighter in serious trouble. This is becoming a trend and it can take time to locate activated units and turn them off. We are going to dismiss a real activation for just another annoyance alarm. Watch this Presentation (click here)
The Long Beach Training Center has done some great work at documenting their training. PSEN wants to share effective training whenever possible. Take a look at this clip on ventilation consideration for low pitched roofs.
How to cut a heat hole safely over the fire.
Compressed Burst Refresher Tip .. Rehab & Firefighters
Compressed Burst Rehab Clip -- Click Here
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SCBA Life Safety Light Sequence -- Scott Heads Up Display
If you are not concerned because your vibralert has been reliable in the past then you are missing the opportunity to make better decisions relative when it comes to decision making in a hazardous environment. Breathing rates can very from day to day, seasonal changes and physical changes. Once you might have gotten 25 minutes from a 30 minute bottle but today maybe its down to 15 minutes. As hazards change so does your adrenalin. With that so does your breathing rate. The visual light sequences identifies that earlier than the vibralert which allows you to have better information to decide your next few steps. Memorize these today.
What are the odds it will happen again? Is it possible that we are not seriously or fatality injured more often because we are LUCKY. Maybe you prepare more than others and can say that it is preparation that keeps you safe. Is that true in most cases? Let me ask you this. When was the last time you talked with your group about the dangers of hydraulic components in vehicles becoming explosive projectiles when exposed to excessive heat? When was the last time you assessed your ability to extricate victims using updated methods designed to significantly reduce accidental deployment of airbags or to avoid becoming injured due to projectiles while working at the scene?
It is true that it happened a number of years ago. But it happened. Length of time between one event and the next should not lull us into a false sense of security.
You are told stories about exploding hydraulic bumpers. Here is an example of why your initial approach can mean the difference between a good day and a bad one.
In a presentation we located at sceneoftheaccident.com the LA County Fire Department put together a detailed presentation on hydraulic components of vehicles becoming dangerous projectiles when exposed to high heat of the vehicle on fire. Watch this abbreviated clip - Click Here You can view the entire presentation by visiting www.sceneoftheaccident.com
Magnesium components are making a comeback in auto design and auto components. Magnesium suspension systems, steering columns, engine blocks, mounting brackets and more. This clip demonstrates why wearing your full PPE is the right approach to take.
Review Standards ... Avoid Accidents .... Improve FF Safety
Improve Safety During Live Burns
PSEN Seasonal Review - Slow Death by Carbon Monoxide
Carbon Monoxide - A Slow Death ... Watch it right here
Long Beach Fire Training Reviews Stages of Burning
It never hurts to look back and review. This clip provided by the Long Beach Fire Training Academy.
At a recent fire requiring multiple pumps and lines we had to deal with water supply and discharge questions. Could we supply more companies with water with the residual pressure being displayed on our gauges? If not what would we need to do in order to solve that challenge? Should it come from a hydrant on the street or a hydrant from a different water main. As an engineer you will not be able to answer those questions if you are not sure what the pump panel is telling you. So lets start right there ... Intake versus Discharge, Basics 101 Our pump had three lines working from a 60 pound hydrant. We had three lines working and 15 PSI residual. A young officer asked us to supply a ladder pipe. The young engineer thought it could be done but when he attempted the operations the pump went negative pressure and cavitation
The animated knots shown on this great site are for climbers, rescue workers, tower-climbers, and others who use rope in carrying applications. Figure 8 Series
Food & Drug Administration Communications Media Center
This "Highlights Reel" shows a sample of the many elements that comprise our 12 - hour broadcast. For each of the bio agents, (Anthrax, Plague, Smallpox, Botulism and Ricin) we combined live studio instruction with pre-taped History segments; Clinical Rounds showing patients with symptoms of each agent.
Hidden Dangers: Oxygen Regulator Fires produced in cooperation with CDC, NIOSH, NASA and CDRH, is an informational video that acquaints users of oxygen equipment to the possible dangers of explosion and fire. The target audience of EMS personnel, firefighters, home health care professionals, hospital workers, assisted living caregivers, police officers and others who use high pressure oxygen equipment are taught how to properly care for, check out and use oxygen tanks, regulators and related equipment. Credit to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Fire FIghter Equipment Orientation Program (Recruit Level Training)
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Resetting A Master Box
As some point we must learn to reset a street box or a master box. Seems simple but there is a systematic and appropriate approach to take. This short learning burst will remind us of those steps. Resetting a Concord FD Master Box
Believe it or Not - Driving to Endanger -- Gross Negligence
This clip was found at firefighterclosecalls.com. This site is our favorite since they bring some of the most interesting material found online today. They are powerful enough to tell it like it is and professional enough to teach us right from wrong. This clip is a profound example of what not to do when responding to an incident. Watch it and decide if what you see is appropriate.
Here are two "look what I found" video clips. The first is a clip from an actual backdraft and it will remind you why "reading" a fire is important. The second involves a training accident while using a cutting tool.
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In the last few weeks we were able to take a bit of footage of a four alarm mid-afternoon fire in Chelsea, MA. The temperature was in the low to mid-nineties. The fireground structured and controlled. The importance of rehab was obvious. EMS / Rehab sector was very close by and upwind of the fire. In addition the Massachusetts Public Safety Rehab Vehicle was quickly on the scene and provided additional services in order reduce any chance of heat related injuries. 
Last month we provided a simple quiz evaluating your knowledge of the heads up display in the Scott 4.5. Many took it and the results indicate that we need to look at this simple but valuable clip that answers the question -- What is the light sequence telling us?
SEASONAL "HAV" REVIEW This is a seasonal review being shown on request. It is such a valuable piece of equipment, the HAV. When was the last time you conducted regular preventative maintenance on the valve. Does the internal valve move in the appropriate direction when you place the transfer handle in the D/B or A/C position? Can you remember which way to move the handle in order to pump the hydrant rather than shutting it off accidentally?. That is why it's time for this first seasonal HAV Review. ////// 
Back to Basics - Reviewing the Stages of Fire
Intake Pressure & Discharge Pressure
Biological Warfare & Terrorism: Medical Issues & Response 
Hidden Danger: Oxygen Regulator Fires 
There is so much to learn and from time to time we forget that there is always is a first week on the job. The FF Orientation program was created with that "first week" in mind. Everything from spanners to pump panels. Equipment Orientation 101.
Thanks to the town of Concord MA for helping us produce this short learning burst on resetting a master box. 
