Post this in quarters, particularly near the refrigerator and the TV. The majority of LODDs are due to medical issues. What does this challenge say to the firefighter with all his limbs attached when a amputee is in better possible shape?
By making mental note of this hazard and beginning to train with this mindset we may prevent the mental breakdown of running back down stairs when it stuff hits the fan.
“If the reason why you don’t use the 2 1/2 is because it is difficult to move, you are insulting the generations of firefighters before you, when that was all they had.” Batt. Chief Gerry Tracy, FDNY
We can’t let this ‘walk before we crawl’ training happen anymore, teaching our new firefighters how to search before we tell them what they are looking for. Brian Brush
“People in both fields operate with beliefs and biases. To the extent you can eliminate both and replace them with data, you gain a clear advantage.” ― Michael Lewis
Alan Glogovsky “Let it Burn!” A minimum of a primary check should be conducted if it is safe to do so. 9/10 times it could be negative, but that 10th time could be the time you find a victim.
2019-10-21 17:56:01
Brian Butler “Let it Burn!” Thanks for writing this. I just taught “Fires in occupied Vacant and Abandoned Buildings” this weekend and will next week and I used the Detroit incident focusing on exactly what you just wrote (and I reference this website for good information) We cant just write off everyone because the 679th fire in a Vacant has…
2019-10-07 14:48:30
EW Bratcher Selling Risk Management Poorly Thanks for the great perspective on the risk management side. You're right, we need to consider all the context of fire-related deaths before pointing any fingers at the administration. Assumptions can be dangerous for sure.
2019-06-28 16:51:37
Jesse Ireland On-Duty Deaths Under Search, 2011 – 2016 Thanks for doing the research on this subject. Were there any LODD’s specifically related to searching above or below the fire floor?
2019-02-03 23:31:03