Training Minutes: Moving the Attack Line

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In this Training Minutes video, Nick Martin and company demonstrate the role of the backup firefighters in advancing the attack line and circumnavigating obstacles en route to the fire room.

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NICHOLAS MARTIN is a battalion chief with the Columbia (SC) Fire Department and a 20-plus-year veteran of the fire service. He previously served as a lieutenant with the District of Columbia Fire Department. He is a vice president of Traditions Training, LLC. He has a bachelor’s degree in fire science from the University of Maryland and a master’s degree in management from the Public Safety Executive Leadership program at Johns Hopkins University.

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