How well do you know your building layouts in your 1st due area. Understanding the layout and type of construction in your response district will greatly aid both search and fire control efforts.
There are numerous cape cod style home throughout our district. Look at the house below.
-Can you Identify the home's layout from the exterior?
-Where are the stairs located?
-What are some specific dangers that this home creates for firefighters?
-How do we overcome these dangers?
-Discuss scenarios with a working fire in different locations throughout the home
-How would you plan on achieving fire control
-What hose line would you use
-What are some rescue considerations
-What are some ladder placement considerations
I encourage you to drive around your first due district and have a similar discussion about the other building types in your area and the specific challenges that they present.
Once discussion is complete we will be doing a modified agility course to help prepare us physically for the challenge of an aggressive interior attack and/or rescue. Keep track of your times on the paper attached to the gear rack, and try to improve using better technique, changing pace, or better fitness.
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