Firefighters Trapped and Killed in Rescue Attempt

Asheville, NC Mayday

This week starts our Safety & Survival month. The entire month of November will be dedicated to firefighter survival and rapid intervention. Don't stop with the sceduled training; there are many great training resources on the web. Study LODD and near-miss reports and learn from them. Let no firefighter's death be in vain.

Quote of the Week

"Your training should periodically show you your physical and mental limits, because reality will, at some point, try to lure you past them". — Firefighter Dan Snyder, AFPD

Forcible Entry for Garage & Roll Up Doors

Region 5 Course Update

This is a brief update on some of the upcoming catalog courses in Region 5:

·        1160-12-504, Truck Co, scheduled to start 11/19 at Colleton Co Fire/Rescue has been cancelled

·        2119-12-504, STICO, scheduled to start 11/19 at Caromi Fire Dept has been cancelled

·        3330-12-504, Auto Extrication, scheduled to start 11/19 at Berkeley Co ESTC will go---this class is full

·        2121-12-503. DMICO, scheduled to start 11/21 at Hilton Head Fire/Rescue has been cancelled

·        1220-12-506, Pump Ops, scheduled to start 11/28 at Summerville Fire Dept will go

·        1221-12-501, Pump Ops II, scheduled to start 12/3 at Burton Fire Dept will go

·        3310-12-504, Rope Rescue, scheduled to start 12/5 at James Island Fire Dept will go---this class is full

·        1250-12-504, Aerial Ops, scheduled to start 12/6 at Hilton Head Fire/Rescue will go---this class is full

·        1221-12-502, Pump Ops II, scheduled to start 12/10 at Colleton Co Fire/Rescue will go

·        2154-12-503, I-400, scheduled to start 12/10 at North Charleston Fire Dept will go

The following class is in danger of cancelling (low enrollment):

·        2173-12-502, Leadership III, scheduled to start 12/10 at Bluffton Fire Dept (need 4 more students)

Cutting the Adams Right Lock

Forcible Entry: Padlocks - American Series 2000 Lock

Roof Operations: Power Saw Safety

Quote of the Week

"To be the best in the future, you have to train harder than the best in the present" Unknown

Carbon Monoxide

Now that it's getting cold out people will be using their heaters and fireplaces, increasing the chances of CO exposure for both them and us. Check out the following video and links to refresh yourself on carbon monoxide.

http://www.thesilentkiller.net/co-poisoning-facts.html

http://www.childrenshospital.org/views/feb06/carbon.html

http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/data_General_Facts/carbonmonoxide-factsheet.pdf

Reading Smoke

This weekend's training will be the Art of Reading Smoke. Here is a short video with some good examples to get started.

http://flashovertv.firerescue1.com/Media/3045-Fireground-Size-Up-and-Smoke-Reading/

How & Why to Conduct an Incident Debriefing

Here is a good article to go along with our new post incident analysis policy.

http://www.firefighternation.com/article/incident-command-0/how-why-conduct-incident-debriefing

SCFA Region 5 Update

This is a brief update on some of the upcoming catalog courses in Region 5:

·        2113-12-502, FSS: Personal, scheduled to start 11/15 at St. John’s Fire Dept will go

·        3330-12-504, Auto Extrication, scheduled to start 11/19 at Berkeley Co ESTC will go

·        1220-12-506, Pump Ops, scheduled to start 11/28 at Summerville Fire Dept will go

·        1221-12-501, Pump Ops II, scheduled to start 12/3 at Burton Fire Dept will go

·        3310-12-504, Rope Rescue, scheduled to start 12/5 at James Island Fire Dept will go---this class is full

·        1250-12-504, Aerial Ops, scheduled to start 12/6 at Hilton Head Island Fire/Rescue will go---this class is full

·        1221-12-502, Pump Ops II, scheduled to start 12/10 at Colleton Co Fire/Rescue will go

The following classes are in danger of cancelling (low enrollment):

·        1160-12-504, Truck Co, scheduled to start 11/19 at Colleton Co Fire/Rescue (need 7 students)—this class cuts off tomorrow morning!

·        2119-12-504, STICO, scheduled to start 11/19 at Caromi Fire Dept (need 9 students)--- this class cuts off tomorrow morning!

·        2121-12-503, DMICO, scheduled to start 11/21 at Hilton head Fire/Rescue (need 2 students)---this class cuts off Friday morning!

·        2154-12-503, I-400, scheduled to start 12/10 at North Charleston Fire Dept (need 5 students)---if you completed the I-300 class last weekend at NCFD, you can go ahead and register for this I-400….just put a note at the top of your registration form indicating that you completed the I-300 at NCFD on 10/16

·        2173-12-502, Leadership III, scheduled to start 12/10 at Bluffton Fire Dept (need 4 students)

More VES Size-up

Check out the link for a video from vententersearch.com and ask yourself, could any savable victims be in that room?


http://www.vententersearch.com/?p=344

VES Size-up

Looking at each picture think about the following questions:
1. Is VES a good option?
2. Where are victims most likely to be found?
3. What is the survivablilty profile of potential victims?

Quote of the Week

In the heat of battle, you will not rise to the occasion; you will default to your level of training.

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend

Today starts the National Fallen Firefighters Weekend. Check out the link below for information and coverage.

http://weekend.firehero.org/

Here is a highlight video of last year's ceremony.

FLASHOVER CLOSE CALL IN INDIANA

South Bend (Indiana) Firefighters had a CLOSE CALL early this morning when the 2nd floor of a dwelling fire flashed. Check out the video and watch the smoke just prior to the flashover. Reminders to, among other priorities, to "read" / watch the smoke and to stay low.
http://www.wndu.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=6343993&flvUri=&partnerclipid=

SCFA Regional Office Update

We have a NIMS ICS class listed in the catalog, 2147-12-505, on 11/5 & 11/6 at Colleton Co Fire/Rescue that needs additional students.  Currently, this class only has 9 students, and the minimum is 12.   If we don’t get a few more students within the next day or two, the class will cancel.   Please fax registration forms to this office at 843-552-9483.

Good morning!

***Just a reminder that Dee will be in the office a few days the end of this week, but then she will be out of the office the remainder of this month.   I will be checking her voicemail from time to time, but if you need to stop by the office, you might want to call first to make sure that someone is here.   Thanks for your patience.***

***Reminder: Students who fail any IFSAC exam (4500 or 4700-series) need to call this office to set up a retest, not register for another IFSAC session listed in the back of the catalog.***

This is a brief update on some of the upcoming catalog courses in Region 5:

·        2147-12-505, NIMS ICS, scheduled to start 11/5 at Colleton Co Fire/Rescue will go---we are accepting additional registrations for this class, please fax to our office asap!

·        3330-12-503, Auto Extrication, scheduled to start 11/5 at Hampton Co Fire Dept will go---we are accepting additional registrations for this class, please fax to our office asap!

·        1153-12-503, FFI, scheduled to start 11/7 at Jasper Co Fire Dept has been cancelled

·        1210-12-506, EVDT, scheduled to start 11/7 at Pine Ridge Fire Dept has been cancelled

·        2150-12-503, ISO, scheduled to start 11/7 at Isle of Palms Fire Dept will go

·        2113-12-502, FSS: Personal, scheduled to start 11/15 at St. John’s Fire Dept will go

·        1220-12-506, Pump Ops, scheduled to start 11/28 at Summerville Fire Dept will go

·        1221-12-501, Pump Ops II, scheduled to start 12/3 at Burton Fire Dept will go

·        3310-12-504, Rope Rescue, scheduled to start 12/5 at James Island Fire Dept will go---this class is full

·        1250-12-504, Aerial Ops, scheduled to start 12/6 at Hilton Head Island Fire/Rescue will go

·        1221-12-502, Pump Ops II, scheduled to start 12/10 at Colleton Co Fire/Rescue will go

The following classes are in danger of cancelling (low enrollment):

·        1160-12-504, Truck Co, scheduled to start 11/19 at Colleton Co Fire/Rescue (need 9 more students)

·        2119-12-504, STICO, scheduled to start 11/19 at Caromi Fire Dept (need 9 more students)

·        3330-12-504, Auto Extrication, scheduled to start 11/19 at Berkeley Co ESTC (need 4 more students)

·        2121-12-503, DMICO, scheduled to start 11/21 at Hilton Head Island Fire/Rescue (need 7 more students)

·        2154-12-503, I-400, scheduled to start 12/10 at North Charleston Fire Dept (need 6 more students)

·        2173-12-502, Leadership III, scheduled to start 12/10 at Bluffton Fire Dept (need 4 more students)

Thanks!
Amy

Amy Williamson

South Carolina Fire Academy

Charleston Regional Office

3125 Ashley Phosphate Rd. #111

North Charleston, SC 29418

Phone: 843-552-6217

Fax: 843-552-9483

Email: mailto:williamsona@llr.sc.gov    

Web: www.scfa.state.sc.us

What Would You Do?

How would you stabilize? What is your plan A? Plan B? 

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Rescue workers attempt to free a woman victim trapped in a car after a tree fell on it in Newport Beach, Calif. on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011. Costa Mesa police Lt. Mark Manley says the car was stopped on Irvine Boulevard shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday when the tree, estimated between 40 and 50 feet tall, toppled over from the center median and onto the vehicle. Manley says the female driver of the blue Hyundai sedan was pinned inside the car. He says she initially was alive and responsive but died while paramedics were trying to free her. Manley says the woman was the only person in the car. She hasn't yet been identified. Manley says authorities do not yet know what caused the tree to fall. (AP Photo/Orange County Register, Rose Palmisano)

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Extrication Training Videos

The following links have several short videos on extrication and air bags to go along with the training we have been doing.

http://www.fireengineering.com/video.html?bcpid=71932443000101&bckey=AQ~~,AAAAAEheacc~,POub7blnBC96mML2E19-av8aVbRGZt2B&bclid=14539909001

http://www.fireengineering.com/video.html?bcpid=71932443000101&bckey=AQ~~,AAAAAEheacc~,POub7blnBC96mML2E19-av8aVbRGZt2B&bclid=35974578001

Try Before You Beat Your Brains Out!

Thanks to Lt. Pick for forwarding this article.

Try Before You Beat Your Brains Out!

FF INJURED DURING HOSE TESTING IN TN

Sunday, October 9, 2011 A freak accident resulted in a Bradley County Firefighter being flown to the Erlanger Medical Center Trauma Unit this morning. It happened during a routine equipment maintenance exercise on the department’s fire hoses.

BCFR Chief Dewey Woody explained that just before 10 am firefighters laid the hoses out in the Maytag parking lot on 3rd street in Cleveland. When the hoses were put under pressure one of the metal couplings used to connect the hoses together, failed and disintegrated. Part of the coupling struck the firefighter in the forehead.

“The firefighter was wearing his safety helmet and safety goggles which no doubt prevented an even more serious injury” Chief Woody said. Woody went on to explain that this is why the department conducts annual equipment maintenance checks. We must be sure it will not fail when an emergency arises. “Unfortunately, this failure resulted in a firefighter being injured.”

Bradley County EMS personnel, who were already on the scene, administered first aid. Erlanger’s Life Fore Helicopter was then called due to the type of injury.

Chief Woody said the name of the fireman is not being released at this time pending notification of all family members. The fireman is listed in stable condition in the Erlanger Trauma unit.

Promotional Tests

Congratulations to John Bekemeyer, John Thompson, Chris Merrick, and Eric Amely Jr. for passing their promotion tests today. Keep up the good work.

How Not to Lift a Car Off a Patient

Remember, lift an inch-crib an inch.

Just a reminder to check your hose loads every shift!

Man struck by fire hose: REVERE, Mass. -- A man in Revere was hurt in a bizarre accident involving a fire hose.

Free Class: “Fireground Strategies: Avoiding Tactical Breakdowns”

Check out the link for a free class being offered at the SCFA. If interested, fill out the registration form and submit it to the Training Officer.

http://www.scfirefighters.org/fileadmin/Storage/pdf/Fall_Meeting_Announcement_10-26-11__2_.pdf

Free online Firefighter Survival Course

Please check out the online course at the following link:  http://www.iaff.org/HS/FGS/FGSIndex.htm

This free online course will be a great prelude to our safety and survival training in November.

Texas Mayday

Saw this and wanted to share it with everyone, really drives home the importance of knowing when and how to call a Mayday.

http://www.texasmayday.com/

Free Electric Vehicle Safety Training Class

http://www.scfa.state.sc.us/PDF/electrical%20vehicle%20safety.pdf

Another hazard for us to be aware of, chemical suicide.

The chemical suicide phenomenon

Smoke Explosion Caught on Video

Check out the article and links about a recent close call in Ohio. This just helps illustrate how the reading smoke training we will be doing this month can help keep us safer.

http://www.firefighterclosecalls.com/news/fullstory/newsid/146540

Welcome

Welcome to the Lady's Island/St. Helena Fire District Training Division blog. My intent with this blog is to create an easily accessible place to share information, news, and training information with all the members of our organization. It will take me a while to get things figured out, but please check back frequently as I will try to update often. Again, great thanks to John for all of his hard work on the website.

Capt. Earle