Combat Ready Fire Training Show

Latest Episodes:

Vertical Ventilation - Decision-making, Tactics, & Equipment Apr 22, 2021

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This month's conversation focused on the outside truck company, particularly vertical ventilation. We talked about when and why we go to the roof, ventilation to improve conditions or to stop extension, roof tactics & considerations, and our preferences on setup of chainsaws and rotary saws.

On this show: 👨🏻‍🚒

Nick Martin
Drew Evans - DCFD Truck 16
Chris Ford - CFD Ladder 7
Blake Cartee - CFD Ladder 7

Grab the beverage of your choice and tune in for another night of firemanship.

Implementing the Combat Ready Mentality 👨🏻‍🚒 Apr 05, 2021

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The most frequent question we get surrounds - "how do I do that in my department", "what about this guy" or similar.

We'll be talking about the factors that commonly make people resistant to change and resistant to being Combat Ready, the situations we've faced, how we've dealt with them, where we've met with success and where we haven't.

On the show will be Nick Martin, BC Floyd Wise (Harrisburg Bureau of FIre), Capt. Bill Cunningham (Columbia Fire), and BC Frank Malta (Frederick County Fire).

Fire's in multi-story MFD's - command & inside truck work 🏢🔥👨🏻‍🚒 Jan 28, 2021

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Join Floyd Wise (battalion chief, Harrisburg Bureau of Fire) and I for a dynamic conversation on this challenging fire scenario.
We'll be talking about fires in residential buildings 3+ stories in height. Fires at these buildings often come with one or more reports of "people trapped". These people may be in imminent peril, or in no danger and frightened.
In this episode we'll discuss the search and victims at these buildings and tactical considerations for the command officers and truck companies, along with some engine work.
We'll also discuss command operations at these fires. What can we do to best set ourselves up for success in the control and organization of these dynamic scenes?
Grab your popcorn, beverage of choice, and/or throw it up on the firehouse TV. If you're not already a member of the group, be sure to join the "Combat Ready Firefighters" group on Facebook.
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Live Q&A May 30 with BC Floyd Wise Aug 08, 2020

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This time we will have my friend and co-instrcutor, Floyd Wise. Floyd is a 20-year veteran of the Harrisburg Bureau of Fire in PA and is presently a battalion chief. We'll be talking about some commercial fire scenarios and tactics - but we'll also be doing live Q&A so we'll see where the conversation ends up!