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  1. Scenes from a Well-Coordinated Attack

    Magazine Articles

    Wed, 1 Apr 2009

    arriving companies’ actions, their officers and chauffeurs, and the 51st battalion chief set the pace for a well- coordinated attack that emphasized effective fireground communication, apparatus placement, and solid firefighting tactics. GREGORY

  2. Fire Without Water: Todays Truck Company

    Magazine Articles

    Fri, 1 Mar 2013

    conditions, these tactics result in a successful coordinated attack on the fire by both the engine and the truck company ..... firefighters and victims in the fire building. (3) The coordinated attack on the fire: a charged hoseline advancing on the

  1. Tailboard Talk: Should Firefighters Train More with Outside Agencies?

    Online Articles

    Tue, 31 Jul 2012

    arrives on the scene of a reported apartment fire. You are a well-trained, well-organized crew ready to make a coordinated attack , just as you have many times on the training ground. The captain begins his walk-around to finish sizing up

  2. Redefining the Engine Company

    Online Articles

    Thu, 28 Jun 2012

    not behind the hose team. The engineer can take the role of the outside vent man and complete the evolution of coordinated attack and ventilation. The " quick hit. " In recent weeks, the topic of transitional attack has flooded the Web and

  3. Firefighting and Survival: On the Line: First In...Best Chance

    Online Articles

    Tue, 20 Nov 2012

    must be coordinated and decisive to find the fire and conduct rescues while victims are still viable. A well- coordinated attack should place the truck company in a position where its aerial device can best be used for rescue or ventilation

  4. Buildings that Change the Rules of the Game

    Magazine Articles

    Thu, 1 Mar 2012

    based on a sound size-up, an understanding of the building's construction and inherent limitations, and a coordinated attack and support operation will usually create a favorable fireground experience. Bad decisions because of the "one

  5. Maximizing the Efficiency of a Three-Member Truck Company

    Magazine Articles

    Thu, 1 Mar 2012

    fire (search for fire). Communication between the truck officer and initial hoseline crew is critical for a good coordinated attack on the fire. Once the fire has been located, begin to search the areas you haven't searched yet (search for

  6. Ventilation Operations on Lightweight Roofs: A Viable Operation?

    Magazine Articles

    Thu, 1 Dec 2011

    extinguish any visible fire and/or begin to extinguish the fire back to its source. A strip/trench opening without a coordinated attack from below can be ineffective! Don't be a roof shepherd. When roof ventilation operations are finished, personnel

  7. Ventilation Operations on Lightweight Roofs: A Viable Operation?

    Magazine Articles

    Thu, 1 Dec 2011

    extinguish any visible fire and/or begin to extinguish the fire back to its source. A strip/trench opening without a coordinated attack from below can be ineffective! Don't be a roof shepherd. When roof ventilation operations are finished, personnel

  8. Recognition and Attack of Basement Fires

    Online Articles

    Fri, 23 Apr 2010

    or 360° checks, placement of the initial attack line, attack scenarios for single and multiple handlines, coordinated . attack methods, alternatives for when the first floor is unstable, and rescuing civilians from upper floors. On arrival