Episodes
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* Grabs 146 Rural Metro
* Nick Ledin Speaks with Nick Johnson about a grab they had on Dec 6, 2024
* Nick Johnson, Resident Firefighter
* Rural Metro Fire
* Dec 6th 2024
* Single Wide Trailer
* 3-4 minutes
* 180-200 pounds
* Drag method
* Listening to occupants on the location of a victim is absolutely necessary to ensure a quick rescue.
* Planning in the truck enroute to call the also helps speed up rescue time as each member knows their job when the company is in rescue mode.
* Backseat guys need to absolutely be ready to go interior coming off the truck.
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Grabs 145 Mandan Fire, ND (1/14/2024)
JB talks with Lt Erik Short from Mandan Fire. They talk about a grab that was made on 1/14/24
Air consumption rate during a rescue.
How smaller departments can/ need to have a culture of being aggressive.
Getting solid Intel on possible victims.
Practical training.
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Missing episodes?
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Grabs 144 Fort Worth, Texas (8/10/24)
Trevor Poitevent - Captain
Brad Adamcik - Engineer
Fort Worth Fire Department
August 10, 2024
1 story single family residence
2-2.5 minutes from arrival to out the window
125-140 lb 94 year old female
Headfirst out window, it was a known victim with solid location information. It was a window based search and rescue.
Takeaways
1) Every Ems call is a learning opportunity for fire. From layouts, burglar bars, interesting construction. We had been to this house before and knew where her bedroom was and her lack of mobility should have her confined to a small area.
2). Where thereâs one, thereâs two, always assume multiple victims. We didnât have a second victim but we were thinking it because we knew her son lived with her.
3). Have plans, talk about your playbook and donât think the same thing happens at every fire. Mental reps count and everyone being on the same page based on the given circumstances was a huge help, I didnât have to give any direction as the officer, the guys went to work. We coordinated well with the next engine, with minimal discussion, due to our close relationship with them.
4) be ready on arrival, FFâs were masked up coming off the rig.
5). I know you said 3-4 but hereâs another. If you can Isolate the space, do it. But be prepared for that option to be nonexistent.
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* Grabs 143 Coventry Twp, OH (10/30/24)
* LT. Mike Gasaway
* 10/30/24
* Single Story Wood Frame
* Came in as people trapped
* Front of house fire showing, one person out with a diagram of layout.
* 03:15-03:23(1st one) 03:27 2nd one
* 250lbs
* Denver Drill
* 1- All Mutual Aid getting toned at same time
* 2- Mutual Aid med unit on first alarm
* 3- Minimal talking on fire ground. Lots of face to face
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Grabs 142 Charlotte County, FL (9/27/2024)
Grant speaks with Shawn and Dennis about a grab they made on a fire while being deployed on Hurricane Helene.
Engineer Dennis Kerr-North Collier Fire
Captain Shawn Robinson-South Trail Fire
FLUSAR TF6
While out doing area surveys/rescue a fire was in there area.
Responded on side by side in USAR gear, no fire gear. Arrived before engine.
Manufactured home with heavy fire in carport, extending into house.
PD with wife stating everyone was out, neighbor stating husband went back in.
With no PPE Dennis and Shawn went in from C side, smoke banked halfway down. Victim found by carport door.
Dirty drag to bring victim out C-Side and then around to front. Ended up taking victim to awaiting rescue in side by side.
Donât listen to bystander reportsâŠeven from cops.
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Grabs 141 Glasgo Fire, Kentucky (10/27/24)
Grant speaks with Colin Manley
9:52 PM Came in as house fire from neighbor
4 plex apartment/townhouse
Smoke showing from C side eves
During 360 heard beating on the window
Crew threw ladders to window
Officer went front door-first floor clear, Smoke 6â down off second floor (no hoselne)
Life fire layout at top of stairs-Found room with trapped occupant.
Clutter in room, found victims ankle-he was standing
Victim came down on FF and was combative.
Vict then went unconscious.
Victim was slippery-6â 230 lbs
Multiple FFâs helped drag him down the stairs-Wrist lock-head first :
44 seconds from arrival.
Second floor fire, adjacent room.
Lessons-take a TIC, Pay attention on 360, Pay attention for your way out, pillows and blankets on the floor feel like victims and make way out hard. Victim weight and slippery. Multiple drag techniques
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Grabs 14- Fort Dodge, IA (11/17/24)
Name and Rank:
-Kyle Porter Firefighter/Paramedic
Department Name:
-Fort Dodge Fire Rescue
Date of Grab:
11/17/24
Type of Building:
-3 Story Ordinary Construction
-Multifamily Dwelling built in 1895
-22â wide by 140â deep
-Approx 5 units not conforming to code
Arrival to Removal:
-3 minutes
Weight of Victim:
-110 pounds
Method of Removal:
-24â ground ladder with a 14â roof ladder spliced
-Hooks of the roof ladder were placed into the window. The ledge was wider than
opening on hooks, so those were not hooked into the room.
-I told the victim she was going to have to climb onto the ladder as I had to push the roof
ladder into the 24â extension and also pull down on the roof ladder to keep it from sliding on the ledge of the window.
-I assisted her in transferring to the extension ladder and stayed behind her while moving to the ground.
-The victim was then able to walk away from the building and head towards ambulance staging.
Show Notes:
1) Prior to my shift beginning at 0700 on 11/16 I came in to work at 0330 for a second alarm on the shift prior to mine for a single family dwelling fire. That fire included extensive overhaul and we did not clear the scene until shift change.
2) At 0220 on 11/17 we were dispatched to an intersection where a police officer reported a structure fire fully engulfed with occupants still inside. We were responding in what we call a âbroken playâ. We were clearing from a natural gas leak in a restaurant when we were dispatched to the structure fire. Our Incident Commander was the farthest from the structure fire. Our IC normally is first on scene and can give crews a mode of operation/play prior to our arrival with his arrival report.
a) My engine I was assigned to was the first on scene simultaneously with the next engine.
b) The engine I was assigned to operates with duties as a truck would. We were also on a reserve engine that day as the apparatus we normally operate with is out of service for repairs.
c) The road was completely blocked by police squad cars hindering our access to the scene and denied us the ability to get a good view of the structure.
3) When I dismounted the apparatus as the driver, normally I would retrieve my SCBA, Helmet and other needed equipment from an outside compartment. I was met by multiple people in the roadway stating someone was hanging out of a window and that we would need a ladder to get her out. I retrieved the 24â ladder off of our engine and went to the delta side of the building where the victim was found leaning out of a 3rd story window.
a) Incident command arrived at that time. He mentioned using a 35â ladder to get the height we needed. I advised him we did not currently have an apparatus on scene that carried a 35â ladder. At that time the engine company was able to park in front of the building. The IC grabbed the roof ladder while I was talking to the victim from the 24â ladder. He handed me the roof ladder and I leaned it into the window.
b) With the hooks of the ladder not reaching downward passed the ledge of the window I knew I would be unable to ascend it to help the victim down. I then explained to her that she needed to get on the ladder at that moment as the smoke conditions were getting worse. At that point I was unable to see her from the 24â ladder. She began to descend the ladder and I assisted her in transferring to the extension ladder and down to the ground.
4) After removing her from the structure I made contact with my Lt. and we knew there was a bed confined occupant on the first floor. We retrieved a cot from an ambulance and went into the structure to remove her. She had no injuries but we had to place her in an ambulance away from the incident. When we loaded her into the ambulance, the victim from the window was requesting medical attention along with an occupant from the same room as her who had self extricated.
a) No other medics were readily available at that moment. I began assessing those two for smoke inhalation and other injuries. A parent showed up on scene at that time and stated she would take care of them and get them to the hospital if needed.
b) When I went to regroup with my crew I was met in the roadway by another occupant of the structure. She stated she was in the unit that was on fire and that she had attempted to put the fire out. Her pant leg was burned and she had 2nd degree burns on her left lower leg. She had heavy amounts of soot on her lips and tongue. I determined she needed emergent transport to the hospital at that time and told IC I would be taking another member with me to transport her.
c) This victim ended up being intubated in the ER and flown by helicopter to the nearest burn center.
d) After transporting her I returned to the scene to complete secondary searches with my crew and perform overhaul operations.
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Grabs 139 Oklahoma City, OK (10/20/2023)
Grant and Nick Speak with the guys from Firemanship 2024
Major Brad Tobin
FF Jared Ward
2 Story Garden Apartment
Confirmed fire and trapped by dispatch
Callers gave apartment numbers
Big victims
250 Male
350 Woman in bathtub
Mega mover? Window Cut Down?
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Grabs 138 Bowling Green, KY (3/4/2024)
Apartment Fire
2 victims
Expect victims
Search around victims for additional ones, especially children
Search off the hose line as making your way to the fire
If youâre the only crew on scene be flexible enough to complete multiple tasks at once.
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Grabs 137 Longview, TX (Sept 2023)
Grant and Nick Speak with the guys from Firemanship 2024
BC Jon Eric Johnson
Driver Brad Conrado
FF Josh Mosley
430A
2 Story Multi-Unit Apartment
Multiple Victims Known before arrival
Ground Ladder Rescue-Told 2 more inside
Division Sup
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* Grabs 136 Haltom City Fire, TX (12/4/2022)
* Grant speaks with Bryan about a fire they had on 12/4/2022
* 3:54A
* First 2 crews were not used to working together. Arrive together.
* Small 1 story brick home 1000 SF
* Neighbors said someone was out.
* Fire showing outside of bedroom window
* Fire attack locates vict in wheelchair via tic.
* LT pealed off and removed victim. Tried using wheelchair, got caught on hose
* Bottleneck in hallway
* Zero viz down hallway by bedrooms
* Second victim found up against the door, moved vict to get door open
* Big victim. Head towards front door. Wrist drag with LT pushing, 1-2-3 pull 3-4â
* Slippery, narrow hall and dragging over fire hose.
* Pass victim off and finish
* Vict 1 <6 min, Vict 2 Found at 3 min and 2 min removal.
* Helmet Cam Discussion
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* Grabs 135 Wadsworth, OH (May 13, 2024)
* Grant speaks with Danny Loparo about a grab they made on May 13, 2024.
* 2 station combination department
* 730 A-Call came in from elderly lady that said her O2 was on fire. Line went dead.
* 55+ Community, 2 story town homes with 4 in a row
* Smoke showing from second floor
* First line in front, Ladders to rear
* Attack and VES arrived at victim same time, Doubled ladders (side by Side). Attack hands victim out and two person removal down ladder.
* 5â5â 130 lbs, slippery, handed out head first.
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Grabs 134 Aurora, IL (November 27, 2021) Live from Firemanship
Jeffrey Bryant
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Grabs 133 Aurora, IL (January 25 ,2020) Live from Firemanship
Matthew Acuff
2 story wood frame
3 kids out, parents missing
Light smoke no heat first floor
Head and no Viz Second floor
250 lbs 5'3"
Window Lift, Ladder Removal
2 Ladders
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Grabs 132 Elyria, OH (April 9, 2023)
Grant speaks with FF Brian Abbott about a grab his crew made on April 9, 2023 in Elyria, OH
802A at shift change
On scene at 806 victim out 809
House fire with people trapped, fire showing upon arrival
2 units arrived simultaneously
Victim found on life fire layout replayed to truck to go get them
Smoke 3/4 way down
Person found in hospital drag, with dog in bed
Sheet drag, man fell through sheet
Wheelchair nearby-tried to put him in that and he fell out
Ended up doing a dirty wrist drag
Passed victim off, finished first floor (cluttered)
Went to second floor (zero viz)(Hoarder conditions)
Reports over radio of 2 kids missing and adult
High heat on second floor, flowing, belly search, swapped out due to low air,
Found deceased victim in fire room by another officer.
After the fact found out mom had left with kids the night before (domestic)
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Grabs 131 St George Fire Dept, Louisiana (June 14, 2023)
Grant speaks with Lt Aaron Kowal about a grab that was made on June 14, 2023
LT Aaron Kowal
8A
4-plex with fire upon arrival
Zero viz, clutter
Oriented Search, Capt with TIC
Felt table/chair legs then kid
9 year old kid, agonal breaths, 80 lbs
Dirty drag, let Capt handle radio
Took kid 1/3 mile to EMS, then went back in to finish search
Occupy space
Time is more important than absolute thoroughness
TIC didnât pick up victim because victim was behind a glass table turned over.
1 min arrival to door
2 min door to victim out
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Melcher-Dallas Fire is dispatched for a residential structure fire.
- En route, no one is home, no cars around, occupant "should be at work"
- Fire is in a 1.5 story bungalow on a corner lot, fire is in the window AC unit on the Delta/Alpha side
- Engine crew entered the home as fire attack, through the charlie side
- 1 occupant is found in her home, and removed by the attack crew
- Occupant is transported to the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics Burn Unit via air ambulance
- Occupant survived the incident
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Craig Bronson
2A House Fire (2 Story-Residential Sprinklers)
Special Needs House
5 blocks from firehouse
3 engines/3 rescues plus auto aid from Osceola County Fire.
Attic Fire with explosions with 6-7 kids trapped upstairs (3-4 bed ridden)
Another working fire 2 blocks away-Mutual aid went to other fire
1st Floor Smokey but OK visibility. Landing to 2nd floor, zero viz but not much heat. TIC not helpful.
Crib-hand reached up and grabbed mask (2 victims on ventilators)
210 lb victim, removed down stairs
4 total victims rescued.
St. Cloud special needs home damaged by fire (orlandosentinel.com)
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- Date of incident: 1/26/2024 in Denver, CO
- First due Engine and medic crew married as one unit
- Fire attack and targeted search
- Big takeaways: practice like you play, donât just get stuck in the rut of training one procedure at a time, but make it realistic. Always be ready. Get dialed with your crew. Get dialed with your neighboring districts, weâve got several in our area.
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ready to fill any role.
Grabs 127 Houbstadt, IN (October 30, 2023
Steve Buchta-Scott Twp Fire and EMS
3 stations staffing 9
Mutual Aid Call-Manpower for working house fire (to 100% volunteer Dept)
10 min response time
900 sq ft 1 story house heavily involved)
Appeared to be going defensive (master streams and ladder going)
IC wanted crew to be prepared to overhaul ops.
Crew was hit by ladder stream while staging on C side.
Crew was met by neighbor asked if occupant had gotten out. More information that he slept in basement. IC said no search had been done in basement yet.
Crew assigned search and defensive ops suspended.
Zero Viz in basement, some fire on first floor and roof coming in.
No radio communication with anyone else on scene or dispatch (different radio systems)
Narrow stairway and steep steps, 3-4â water in basement.
Split search-Voice contact
Victim in blanket on couch (appeared to be sheltering in place).
Webbing first attempt unsuccessful-went to dirty drag.
180-200 lbs
Narrow stairs-top guy bear hug and low guys pushed him up
Passed off victim-one round of CPR and pulse returned.
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