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Fire Apparatus Driver / Operator 1A
College of Siskiyous 800 College Ave, Weed, United States +1 moreClassesBooks are included in the material fees for this class. All Volunteer Siskiyous County Firefighters will be paid for by Grant that Gazelle Fire has secured.
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ENGINE COMPANY CLINIC – Medford
FeaturedMedford Fire Department 2124 Roberts Road, Medford, OregonTraining0930-1100 | Dennis Legear Commercial Fire Best Practices, Benchmarks and Actions that are not well known. Firefighters often hear the phrase, “Do not bring a residential fire mindset to a commercial structural fire,” but the large-volume space fire mindset behind it is not always part of their working knowledge. This class builds understanding of why that statement matters and why many fire departments still approach commercial building fires with primarily residential tactics. Data from the ULFRSI “Coordinated Attack Study” strip mall burns will be discussed and reviewed, with a focus on ventilation and the suppression implications of commercial building construction. The class will also clarify how commercial fuel-package arrangements complicate water application, mapping, stream selection, and stream positioning. It will include a brief discussion of how reading smoke at a commercial building fire can differ significantly from residential incidents, sometimes giving the incident commander and exterior crews false indicators that the fire is declining when it is actually growing and accelerating. The class will cover proper pumping practices for large-building sprinkler FDCs, including […]
