FIREGROUND SIZE-UP FOR THE ENGINE, TRUCK & CHIEF

1 Day

This seminar is a MUST for every current or future fire officer! Fire Ground Size-Up, or the lack of it, is a consistent series of factors that leads to the success or failure of an emergency incident. Based on the text, Fire Ground Size-Up – 2nd. Edition, this program is a full-day seminar designed to enhance your anticipative skills.

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FIREGROUND SIZEUP

7 Hours

This program is a comprehensive review of the 15-Size-Up factors necessary for an efficient, effective and safe operation. This program is designed for a current or future Company and Chief fire officer. This is NOT a basic program! Utilizing the acronym COAL TWAS WEALTHS , this seminar is presented as 7-hour seminar.

FIREGROUND SIZEUP: OCCUPANCY SPECIFIC

3 Hours

Each of the listed occupancy/buildings is presented as 3-hour lecture or an all-day interactive workbook seminar. Each class will cover size-up factors “ specific to the occupancy listed“, as well as suggested strategies and tactics for the first due engine, ladder and chief officer.

MODERN FIREGROUND OPERATIONS

7 Hours

This program is a 7-hour comprehensive review of fire department operations in Light-Weight designed buildings, followed by a comprehensive review of the NIST and UL information relating to Transitional Fire Attack. The new suggested strategy “ hitting it hard from the yard” has become the most heated topic in the history of the fire service!

TRANSITIONAL ATTACK – NOT ALWAYS!

3 Hours

This 3 hour program reviews the NIST and UL information regarding TRANSITIONAL FIRE ATTACK and presents information that you NEED to KNOW before you “ hit it hard from the yard.” Don’t miss this information!

OPERATIONS IN LIGHTWEIGHT BUILDINGS

3 Hours

This is a 3-hour comprehensive review of the Size-Up factors necessary for a safe operation in and around structures constructed with Light-Weight components. From understanding building design to fire behavior and fire department operations; the material presented in this program is critical to getting everyone home.

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STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE OF FIRE DAMAGED BUILDINGS

Part 2 of Operations in Lightweight Buildings  |  3 Hours

In conjunction with friend and mentor FDNY Chief Vincent Dunn’s book, “ Collapse of Burning Buildings“, this 3 – hour program reviews the different classes of construction and the inherent occupancies where collapse is most probable. In this seminar we will discuss the different types of construction with the fire spread and collapse concerns for each. Through a number of case studies and video footage, we provide each student with an “ anticipation guide” to protect their members.

FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS IN HOARDING CONDITIONS

3 Hours

This concern is NOT limited to urban firefighting. Fire Departments from rural, suburban, and urban areas need to be aware of the concerns and how to effectively and safely operate in buildings full of accumulated items. Identified as one of the “ most dangerous buildings we can enter into,” this 3 -hour program is designed to prepare you for the unexpected.

MAYDAY & URGENT RADIO OPERATIONS

3 Hours

This is a three hour program designed to establish procedure with your members for a MAY-DAY or URGENT radio transmission. In this seminar we will identify the difficulties, the parameters, the difference between the messages, as well as when and how to transmit a message. Through the use of actual case studies, we will present your department with a model SOP for a realistic approach to this subject.

COMMAND & CONTROL THROUGH USE OF THE FD RADIO

3 Hours

This is a 3-hour comprehensive program that focuses on a uniformed/informative and disciplined approach toward scene management and control through use of the FD radio. In this seminar we provide you with a scripted outline for the initial radio report, the alarm status report, and the incident scene progress report. Additionally, we will focus on identifying building construction, floor/occupancy designation, and discipline needed in your radio use. By reviewing actual radio transmission clips and case studies, we will provide your department with a uniformed approach on what to say, how to say it and how it should impact your fire ground operations.

DEVELOPMENT & USE OF FIREGROUND TACTICAL COMMAND BOARDS

3 Hours

This three-hour lecture/demonstration will take the student through the design and use of a Tactical Worksheet and Command Tracking Board. Students will be able to apply tactical worksheets through a series of mock fireground scenarios utilizing their own department’s resources.