We acknowledge the LODD of Tony Barker, 36, Mountain View Fire Department
We discuss the handling of the residential garage fire.
Pete Lamb Copyright 2013
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Saturday, June 15, 2013
60 Second Safety - SCBA Monthly Use
We should use our SCBA at a minimum of 1 cylinder per month. Take a listen.
Pete Lamb
Copyright 2013
Pete Lamb
Copyright 2013
Measuring Effectiveness
This week I am challenging us to think about what we use as our own measures of success or what really makes us effective either personally or professionally in our career of this fire service.
There are all sorts of things that can serve as our personal yardstick and I am just going to randomly throw out some things so that you can discuss these personally in your own setting, whatever size department or at whatever rank you are.
Do you meet any of the NFPA national standards or doesn't that matter to you? The certification standards for firefighters are a nationally recognized minimum. To some people these certifications are the measure of effectiveness they use in their career.
Are you well respected by your members below you and your supervisors above you? Being efficient and well respected regardless of any certification might be the measure for some other folks.
Do you have or are you pursuing a higher degree and college education. To some that is the ultimate and the measure of their personal effectiveness?
Does your department as a whole do the right thing and not embarrass the community. Does your department enjoy good positive community support regardless of how busy you are?
Does your department have the best and newest and latest and greatest equipment, and that is your measure of effectiveness?
Do you operate safely and efficiently without a lot of injuries?
Does your department operate cost effectively with low sick time and high enthusiasm?
Are you an average department that does good safe firefighting and aggressive EMS work, and the "customers" actually appreciate the routine everyday things that occur within your community.
Whatever you do yourself within your own department remember that it is really not about what you think is effective it really doesn't matter at all what you think, it really matters what your community thinks and how other perceive you, that really determines how effective you are or are allowed to be.
Pete Lamb
Copyright 2013
Tactical Fire Problem - Refrigeration Leak
Not really a fire problem this week, sort of a Haz mat or medical emergency.
You receive a medical call for your local supermarket for someone feeling weak and dizzy. While EMS is enroute you begin receiving additional calls.
1.) What are your initial actions?
2.) What are the additional resources you would call for?
3.) Do you know what refrigerant is used in these coolers, and what does the system schematic look like?
4.) Is the product toxic? Does it just displace oxygen? Is there any odor to the product? Is it a huge refrigeration system that uses ammonia?These are all things that you might be able to determine through pre planning ahead of time. We often pre plan the building but we should take a look at all systems that introduce products inside of a building through pipes, vents, conduits.
5.) On a crowded Saturday morning, how many people are actually exposed or contaminated, versus the folks that might have "sympathy" sickness from watching this incident. Triage will be a major consideration. Because this is a grocery store, are there any other considerations or agencies to be called after the incident is stabilized?
Stay Safe, and stay thinking!
Pete Lamb
Copyright 2013
You receive a medical call for your local supermarket for someone feeling weak and dizzy. While EMS is enroute you begin receiving additional calls.
1.) What are your initial actions?
2.) What are the additional resources you would call for?
3.) Do you know what refrigerant is used in these coolers, and what does the system schematic look like?
4.) Is the product toxic? Does it just displace oxygen? Is there any odor to the product? Is it a huge refrigeration system that uses ammonia?These are all things that you might be able to determine through pre planning ahead of time. We often pre plan the building but we should take a look at all systems that introduce products inside of a building through pipes, vents, conduits.
5.) On a crowded Saturday morning, how many people are actually exposed or contaminated, versus the folks that might have "sympathy" sickness from watching this incident. Triage will be a major consideration. Because this is a grocery store, are there any other considerations or agencies to be called after the incident is stabilized?
Stay Safe, and stay thinking!
Pete Lamb
Copyright 2013
Friday, June 14, 2013
Firefighter Roundtable Discussion Using Google HANGOUTS
The weekly firefighter Roundtable discussion will be held Sunday June 16, 2013 at 8:00 PM eastern time.
If you have a free gmail account or a google+ account or both you are welcome to join in. A mic and webcam obviously make this very interactive.
Topic is open right now, review of everyone's organization and ops, one screen sharing fire problem at least and whatever else we get into!
Send an email to pete@petelamb.com if you are interested and I will send a link at 8;01 PM on Sunday evening, click the link to join in.
Hope you can make it. Currently limited to the first nine folks for now, once we are done beta testing the concept we have more in store!
Stay tuned!
Pete Lamb
Copyright 2013
If you have a free gmail account or a google+ account or both you are welcome to join in. A mic and webcam obviously make this very interactive.
Topic is open right now, review of everyone's organization and ops, one screen sharing fire problem at least and whatever else we get into!
Send an email to pete@petelamb.com if you are interested and I will send a link at 8;01 PM on Sunday evening, click the link to join in.
Hope you can make it. Currently limited to the first nine folks for now, once we are done beta testing the concept we have more in store!
Stay tuned!
Pete Lamb
Copyright 2013
Sunday, June 9, 2013
60 Second Safety - Patient Handling
This week, lifting and moving patients. Listen now.
Stay safe, and stay thinking!
Pete Lamb
Copyright 2013
Stay safe, and stay thinking!
Pete Lamb
Copyright 2013
Firefighter Training Podcast - Fireground Accountability - Episode 13
This week a slight departure where we take a humorous and lighthearted look about a serious subject while making the point, that sometimes we need to look outside our own service to find ways to do things better!
We compare incident management to a restaurant operation!
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE.
Stay safe, and stay thinking!
Pete Lamb
Copyright 2013
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