Below is a great video of bread and butter firefighting at a DC house fire. I originally caught this video on www.backstepfirefighter.com. Over there, Bill Carey pointed out how efficiently the engine crews got the lines to the Charlie side.
Typically, the Charlie side of a structure is an after thought (or an uh-oh thought) until something back their grabs our attention. Always remember there are six sides to every fire.
Speaking of which, also notice the number and placement of ground ladders (all visible sides are laddered).
I would also like to point out the one-man ladder raises, which happens to be one of our training topics this week. You can see how quickly the building can be laddered using this technique. The Brothers working on the floor above the fire are now much safer with multiple egress options.
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