Fire Attack
The fire attack topic is all about fireground operations, from how firefighters assess and approach a working fire to the high-level command strategies to effectively manage the scene and the tactics they use to knock it down.
The rise of new townhouse construction combined with existing homes presents an evolving challenge
Troopers manned a hoseline to fight a well-advanced house fire
Step 1: Back out or attempt to isolate yourself in a room behind a closed door if retreat isn’t possible
While Brockton firefighters were addressing hot spots, a firefighter below was struck by charred debris dislodged from the house
Twenty-mile-per-hour winds caused flames to spread quickly, leading to “(severe) damage” and the collapse of most of the roof, the Gary Fire Department said
“While putting as many panels on your roof as possible may be good for the electric bill it hampers our efforts when responding to situations like this one,” the Monson Fire Department chief wrote
A Philadelphia firefighter and two police officers were among seven people who were injured in the fire
Another firefighter was able to remove the injured firefighter, who received immediate care by EMS personnel at the scene
The Arlington County Fire Department responded to the scene to extinguish the fire; all officers on scene escaped serious injury
The Wichita firefighters’ union claims the Sedgwick County 911 dispatcher didn’t use locating tools for a 22-year-old who died in an apartment fire
The weather freed up resources across the state, meaning more crews were able to prepare for fires and respond when they ignited, keeping the numbers small
L.A. Fire Department Capt. Erik Scott said the heat of the fire set off the ammunition in one of the houses, leaving the impression that a gun was being fired
Both Middletown firefighters were able to escape the structure and suffered minor injuries
One person was injured during the two-alarm fire in the 19-story condominium
Fire on all floors of a three-decker extended into another home and displaced 29 occupants
The visit comes after firefighters responded to fires across Maui, Oahu and Hawaii island for a week, despite hopes that the rainy season would tame the flames
“During the moment, we didn’t notice that we were all females,” Firefighter Stover said. “We just looked at each other as our crew for the night”
Due to the interior collapse, a mayday was declared and all firefighters were accounted for, D.C. Fire said
The San Diego Sheriff’s Department flight crew, which teams with a CAL FIRE crew, must undergo several months of intense training
DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department was called to extinguish the fire with more specialized equipment
Fergus Falls firefighters were assisted by mutual aid departments in protecting the wooden main elevator
Master the operating pressures, flow rates and features associated with each nozzle type
Vernon firefighters trained on search, hoselines and ventilation at a restaurant before demolition
The expanding wildland-urban interface means tree fires pose an even greater risk to city and residential fire crews
Fort Lauderdale firefighters faced fire showing from a home and an injured person
Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace said one firefighter died and four others suffered burns of varying degrees
Firefighters in Enfield ran an aggressive attack on a house fire that displaced nearly a dozen occupants
Speedlays provide quick deployment of attack lines to the fire, which is what we need as the fire grows faster and faster on today’s modern fireground
New insights and solutions
It’s time to put these issues to rest once and for all – and start doing the right thing
St. John the Baptist Parish firefighters were unable to rescue a mother and her two children inside the burning home
Best practices for using built-in fire protection systems
We should not let the nobility of what we must do be corrupted by the excitement of what we want to do
