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RYAN FLAHERTY COLCHESTER, CT - At 9:46 P.M. on Saturday, October 5th, the Colchester Fire Department, with Bozrah Ladder 126 and the Yantic FAST, were dispatched to 152 Elm Street for an attached garage fire. Car 128 quickly signed on and transmitted the second-alarm because Quinebaug Valley Emergency Communications said they were taking multiple calls. -
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Two Colchester Residents Displaced by Two-Alarm House Fire COLCHESTER, CT - At 9:46 RM. on Saturday, October 5th, the Colchester Fire Department, with Bozrah Ladder 126 and the Yantic FAST, were dis patched to 152 Elm Street for an at tached garage fire. Car 128 quickly signed on and trans mitted the secondalarm because Quinebaug Valley Emergency Communications said they were taking multiple calls. Engine 128 arrived at 9:53 P.M. reporting a well-involved twostory garage that was threatening the home. Engine 128 stretched a twoinch hose line to the front of the garage and a one-and-three-quarter-inch hose through the front door of the residence. Car 128 ar rived next and established com mand. Engine 328 laid in from a hydrant on Elm Street and estab lished the water supply for Engine 1. Engine 228 arrived third and stretched a hose line to the rear. Ladder 126 set up in the front and flew their stick to the roof. Hebron Truck 110 & Squad 210, with Gardner Lake Engine 127, Marlborough Engine 117 and Lebanon Rescue 106 provided manpower on the second-alarm. Ambulances 628 and 527 stood by on scene. The American Red Cross assisted two residents who were displaced, and the Colch ester Fire Marshal’s Office is in vestigating with assistance from the state fire marshal.
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transmitted the working fire with multiple 911 calls, which added East Great Plain Rescue 5 and the Mohegan Tribal FAST. Battalion 1 and Engine 3 ar rived at 5:28 PM ., reporting a large volume of fire from the front of the first-floor with a power line down in the street. En gine 3 stretched a one-and-threequarter-inch hose line through the front door and pushed inside. Truck 1 set up on the A/D comer and the driver provided horizontal ventilation, while the two other members performed the primary search. The truck crew made ac cess through the rear and as cended the interior stairs. Both members aggressively searched while using a can to hold back the fire that was coming up the stairs at them. Squad A established the water supply and then stretched a oneand-three-quarter-inch hose line through the back door. Engine 2 deployed a ground ladder on the Charlie side and used the “vent, enter, search” tactic to search a bedroom. Tmck 1 found an unre sponsive victim in a rear bedroom and exited the structure with her at 5:36 PM. American Paramedics imme diately started life-saving meas ures and transported the victim to Backus Hospital. East Great Plain and Yantic performed overhaul and the secondary searches. A second patient was also trans ported later on to Backus for smoke inhalation. Car 1 had command while Battalion 1 was operations. The American Red Cross is assisting the family that was displaced. The Norwich Fire Marshal’s Of fice is investigating with assis tance from the Connecticut Fire and Explosives Investigative Unit. Unfortunately, a young child perished from this devastating fire. Our hearts go out to the fam ily as they mourn one of their own from such a tragic incident.
RYAN FLAHERTY Crews arrived to a large volume of fire from the front, so the truck company had to enter from the rear to begin their search.
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Indiana: Kenneth D. Caldwell, 63 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: June 6, 2024 Death Date: June 6,2024 Fire Department: LaCrosse Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: On the morning of Thursday, June 6, 2024, Firefighter Caldwell responded to a field fire. During the response, Firefighter Caldwell used rescue equipment to cut through a fence so other firefighters could get equipment to the area of the fire. After the fire, he returned to the station and cleaned up the equipment. He mentioned to others that he was going to stop and get his mail on the way home. That evening, he missed a work detail at the firehouse. On Friday, June 7, 2024, he failed to respond to a call. By Sunday morning, June 9, 2024, Firefighter Caldwell had not been seen or heard from since Thursday. Members of his department went to his residence to check on him. The found him de ceased inside the home. He had collapsed and died while opening his mail, just a few hours after his emergency response to the fire incident. West Virginia: Benny Filiaggi, 62 Rank: Chief Incident Date: June 14, 2024 Death Date: June 14, 2024 Fire Department: Montgomery Fire Department Initial Summary: On Friday, June 14, 2024, Chief Benny Filiaggi was on official paid duty working at his residence performing administrative functions for the department. He had spoken to the mayor earlier in the morning and informed him that he did not feel well. His son attempted to contact him but was unsuccessful. Chief Filiaggi was found unresponsive in his home and was immediately transported to the local hospital where he was pronounced deceased from an apparent heart at tack. California: Andrew Pontious, 52 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: June 14, 2024 Death Date: June 14, 2024
Fire Department: Los Angeles County Fire Department Initial Summary: On Friday, June 14, 2024, while fighting a construction vehicle fire, Firefighter Andrew Pontious was killed when an explosion occurred. Vermont: Charles "Charlie" Parker, 74 Rank: Captain Incident Date: July 8, 2024 Death Date: July 8, 2024 Fire Department: Chittenden Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: On Monday, July 8, 2024, Captain Charles "Charlie” Parker responded to a bam fire. After operating at the scene, he returned the tanker to the fire station. Captain Parker was found unrespon sive by a fellow firefighter. Lifesaving efforts were immediately performed but were unsuccessful. The cause o f death has yet to be determined. Missouri: Matthew Tobben, 42 Rank: Assistant Chief Incident Date: July 8, 2024 Death Date: July 8, 2024 Fire Department: Boone County Fire Protection District Initial Summary: On Monday morning, July 8, 2024, Assistant Chief Matthew Tobben from the Boone County Fire Protection District, and another firefighter from the City of Columbia Fire Department were con ducting a swift water operation in North Columbia. The firefighters had rescued two individuals when the boat overturned. Assistant Chief Tobben was thrown into the water and drowned. The other firefighter and the two victims originally rescued were not injured.
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Afternoon House Fire in Salem SALEM, CT - At 1:19 P.M. on Tuesday, October 29th, the Salem & Gardner Lake Fire Departments with Colchester Engine 328, Tanker 128, Bozrah Engine & Tanker 126, Yantic Engine 33, Montville Engine 12, Chesterfield Tanker 32, Oakdale Tanker 42 and the Mohegan Tribal FAST were dispatched to 320 Hartford Road, the Salem Elerb Farm, for a house fire. Car 21 arrived at 1:24 P.M. with smoke showing from the rear of a two-and-a-half-story wood-frame. Ladder 121 backed into the drive-
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way and stretched a one-and-threequarter-inch crosslay through the back door where they were met with fire coming out of the firstfloor and running the eves. Engine 121 and Tanker 127 nursed the lad der while M-40 and Engine 127 set up water supply. Engine 126 stretched the sec ond line while Colchester and Yan tic searched and opened up. Engine
33 also threw ladders and cut the roof for vertical ventilation. Engine 12 set up a tanker fill site at Witch Meadow Campground. Car 21 had command while Car 3 was opera tions. Ambulance 527 provided rehab while East Eladdam Engine 415 covered the Town of Salem. The American Red Cross responded to assist two adults who were dis placed, and the Salem Fire Mar shal’s Office is investigating.
This is a soft cover book, measuring 6 inches by 9 inches, with 296 pages. It is a compila tion of writings of the late Fire fighter Andrew R. Fredericks of FDNY Squad 18, who was killed at the World Trade Center on 911-01. I did not know Andrew personally, but I attended his viewing in Suffern, New York. One of the reasons was because I was familiar with many of his teachings, especially the Fire En gineering “Bread and Butter”
videos which were excellent for training and fighting interior fires. He devoted his life to training fire fighters, particularly in engine company operations, as well as keeping firefighters safe in fire at tack. He had an exceptional view of solid streams versus combina tion streams from fog nozzles. Combination nozzles in my opin ion are a misconception of original high pressure fog used by the navy and adapted to structural firefight ing. There are 15 chapters plus 10 “Fire Nuggets” at the end of the book. Space does not allow me to detail much of what this book is about. I started reading textbooks on fire related subjects when I was a teenager who decided he wanted to be a firefighter. I stopped study ing them 21 years ago when I re tired. I can tell you one thing. There were and are many out standing textbooks, and this one is no less a fantastic one. Everyone on the job should get a copy to help you better perform your job and stay safe. I do not know if it's on the bibliography list for promo tional exams, but if it is not, it should be. In Andy’s 40 years of life, he brought a wealth of infor mation to the Fire Service.
IN SERVICE If you have photos you would like to see in our In Service feature, please upload them on our website www.lstResponderNews.com or email them to Lindsey@lstResponderNews.com.
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CHUCK LOWE Tolland acquired this 2009 Pierce Arrow XT 1500/300/105' quint in 2023 for Truck 240. It was previously in service as Truck 537 for the Terrytown 5th Dist Volunteer Fire Department in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
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Plaistow recently placed a 2024 Pierce Enforcer 100' Ascendant platform into service as Truck 3. This apparatus is powered by a Cum mins X12 500 HP engine. It carries 300-gallons of w ater and is equipped with a W aterous 2000-G PM pump. The new Truck 3 replaced a 33-year-old Pierce tower acquired secondhand.
The Spofford Fire Department recently acquired a 2000 E-One Cyclone II heavy res cue. This apparatus previously served Whiteford, Maryland (Harford County), as Res cue 6.
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What are you Putting into Yourself Chaplain’s Corner Didymus McHugh
There are many times that I have heard people tell me that I am the books that I read and the people that I associate with. Well, times have changed now we have to watch what we watch from any media. So many times, we are exposed to people who want to tell us false truths (LIES). Enough of this dou ble speak let's call a lie a he. People lie to us and want us to believe their lies. I have heard people tell some one that they did not know how to put out a certain type of fire. They are telling someone that they do not know how to do a certain thing, when the person that they are telling is a subject matter expert. When I was taking my HazMat Technician class, we were being taught the chemistry section by a nuclear physicist. Every time the physicist taught, a hand came up in the back of the room. The per son in the back kept correcting the physicist. The instructor finally said, "if you think you know so much then you teach the chemistry. Who do you think you are?" Turns out that the person who kept cor recting him had a doctorate in chemistry and was the expert in his field. Didn't the instructor have egg on his face? When I work with addicts, the one thing that they were told was to get a new phone number and be very selective with the people that they allow to be put into the phone. They should not put in the phone people who would bring them back to their addictive life again. Who do you listen to? Do you listen to the people that bully peo ple around? If you hang out with them long enough, you will become a bully. If you are around people who are not being truthful about fi nances, you have a strong tendency to become just like that person. There may be people who are smart in one subject but then they become an expert on all subjects because they are full with their over confidence. Knowing one subject gives you no right to be a challenge
to everyone on everything else in your life. I will admit that there are many subjects that I do not know. The way that I handle my lack of knowledge is to sit at the feet of people who know more that I do. If I want to know how to grow crops, I will lis ten to a fanner. If I want to know how to repair a vehicle, I will ask an experienced mechanic and not the dentist. One of the favorite things I loved was a friend of mine went to a dinner party with his cousin. She was a beautiful woman and some people underestimated her. They
were talking to a gentleman who was talking about challenges with a cer tain Apple product. The woman said, " why don't you give me the infor mation and I will get back to you." The man said something like "that's ok, I will talk to someone who knows about Apple." I wonder what he looked like when he found out that the woman was in charge of the Apple think tank for that product. We all know that everything on the internet is factual and nobody is allowed to put lies on the internet, LIE. We need to be selective with the people we associate with before we become arrested with them. We
need to not associate with people who launder money. We need to be selective with people we spend time with. We turn into people that are in our crowd. Certain people who want to ob tain certain information or skills as sociate with the elite. They sharpen their skills and attitudes by learn from people who have the knowl edge, skills and reputation, and will ingness to be taught. As soon we think we know everything about everything, we open ourselves up for a big fall. In the Bible, Proverbs states "if sinful men entice you, do not give in
to them." I will say at this time that you have been informed. You have the right and responsibility to decide for yourself but I want you to re member that you have the right to make whatever decision you want, but are you willing to pay the price for bad decisions. Pay attention to what you put into your brain. What goes into the brain does stay there and does influ ence you. Stay safe, Didymus McHugh didymus-mchugh. com
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PATRICK KERRIGAN Nashua Deputy Fire Chief Kevin Kerrigan in command of a working fire on 10/5/24.
MEMORIES If your department has photos you would like to see in our “Memories” feature please upload them on our website www.lRiBN.com or email them to Lindsey@lstResponderNews.com
CHUCK LOWE Goffstown ran this 1983 American LaFrance 1500/300 with a 65’ Tele-squirt as Ladder 6.
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STILL IN SERVICE If you have photos you would like to see in our “Still in Service” feature, please upload them on our website, www. 1stResponderNews.com or email them to Lindsey@lstResponderNews.com
NASHUA, NH - Nashua firefighters were dispatched to Monica Drive for a building fire on Octo ber 5th. While enroute, Ladder Co. 3 reported a large column of smoke up from the overpass on the highway. Engine 3 arrived on scene to heavy fire showing from the front of the single family home. Ladder Co. 3 performed searches while Engine 3 stretched attack lines. Other companies arrived on scene and the fire was knocked down in a short amount of time. Compa nies remained on scene overhauling and checking for extension.
Submitting photos and press releases is EASY! Register at www.1rbn.com to begin posting directly. Prefer emails? Email your press release JACK STAWASZ The Warner, NH Fire Department still operates this 1982 GMC/Valley as Tanker 3. This truck has a 1500-gallon tank and is still rolling old school with a manual transmission.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? If you have photos you would like to see in our Where are they Now? feature please upload them on our website www.lstResponderNews.com or email them to Lindsey@lstResponderNews.com.
DAMIEN DANIS Strafford Engine 4 is a 2024 HME/Ahrens Fox, 1750/3000.
In today's world, many depart ments across America have purchased used equipment from other departments. In New Hampshire, that has been com monplace as well, and there are currently 3 trucks in service throughout the state that have been purchased from Maryland. The first is a 2001 Pierce Dash 100' RMA that runs as Ladder 5 in Sunapee, NH. This truck was original to Hyattsville, MD, serv ing as Truck 1, and was also
briefly featured in the movie Ladder 49 in 2004. The next truck is a 2002 Pierce Dash with a 1500-GPM pump and a 750gallon tank that runs as Engine 1 in Fitzwilliam, NH. This truck was original to Rockville, MD and served as Engine 31. At one time, Fitzwilliam also ran a 1969 Mack R/Ward 79 with a 1000GPM pump and a 750-gallon tank as Engine 3. This truck was also original to Rockville as Engine 32 and is now owned
by them once again. Finally, the last former Maryland truck cur rently in service in New Hamp shire is in Colebrook, NH. This truck is runs as Quint 6 and is a 1991 Spartan/LTI with a 1500gallon pump, 500-gallon tank, and a 75' rear-mounted ladder. This truck originally came from Savage, MD and ran as Truck 63 there. Unfortunately, I do not have a photo of it that I could in clude in the article.
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DAMIEN DANIS Merrimack Truck 1 is this 2024 Pierce Enforcer, 1500-gpm/300gwt/100'.
If your department has a new vehicle you would like featured in “ Vehicle News,” send a nicely posed and lit photo w ith text to news@1 strespondernews. com JACKSTAWASZ Fitzwilliam Engine 1
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Tewksbury Engine 1 has been assigned a 2023 Pierce Enforcer PUC 1500/1000/2OF. Chelmsford took delivery of a 2024 Pierce Saber 1500/750 pumper and assigned it The 2018 Pierce Enforcer, previously operated by Engine 1, has been transferred to to Engine 1. The 2020 model Pierce Saber, previously running out of Headquarters, Engine 2. Both Velocity pumps acquired secondhand from Texas are now in reserve has been reassigned to Engine 3. status.
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1LITTLE BIG GUYS If you have photos you would like to ee in our Little Big Guys feature, please upload them on our website www.lstResponderNews.com or email them to Lindsey@lstResponderNews.com.
CHUCK LOWE Walpole operates a 2019 Firematic Brat on a Ford F-550 4x4 chassis as Brush 3. This unit has a 75 horsepower pump and it carries 300-gallons of water.
PATCH OF THE MONTH If you have photos you would like to see in our “Patch o f the month “feature please upload them on our website, www.lstResponderNews.com or email them to Lindsey@lstResponderNews.com.
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Bristol County Fire Academy Holds Live Burn for Recruits FALL RIVER, MA - On Sunday, October 20th, the Bristol County regional fire academy held a live burn at the Louis A. Shea Jr. Training facility in Fall River. Massachusetts Fire Academy instructors worked with numerous firefighter can didates from all over the south coast for the live burn. Re cruits advanced attack lines through the smoke-filled burn building, searching for victims and the seat of the fire. Two, three person teams entered as primary and back up during the all day training exercise. Fall River Special Services pro vided rehab for all the participants.
PROVIDED Two Salem Fire Dept. Halloween patches for 2024 Haunted Happenings. This event starts on October 3rd and runs until November 3rd. Millions of visitors come every year to be a part of the festivities. Salem Fire also has a vending machine to help with patches, coins and t-shirt sales.
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Annual Fire Prevention Open House in Fall River PAT TRAVERS/NEFIREPHOTO.COM
FALL RIVER, MA - The fire department held their annual Fire Prevention Week open house at the Reney/Eastwood fire station. Attendees were treated to free pizza and tours of the station and the fire apparatus. Sparky the Fire Dog made an appearance to the delight of the children. Bike helmets were raffled off and the adults were able to learn the proper way to use a portable fire extinguisher.
Whitman MA Firefighter Joe Lasko doing some truck work during a training evolution.
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Springfield has received a 2024 Pierce Enforcer PUC 1500/500 to replace a 2006 Pierce Quantum "Dry" walk-through heavy rescue, which will be kept as a department spare.
CHUCK LOWE New Springfield Rescue Squad
CHUCK LOWE Former Springfield Rescue Squad
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A c c id e n t w ith In ju rie s in F alm outh FALMOUTH, M A- On October 19th, a beautiful fall day, Falmouth Police received a call for a car that had driven off a wall at Falmouth Heights Beach with injuries. Falmouth Fire dispatched Engine 25, Ladder 26, and Ambulances 37 and 39. Fortunately, there were no beach goers where the car ended up. The driver was taken to Falmouth Hospital for observation.
K. LEGER Fall River Fire Department held their annual fire prevention open house at the Reney/Eastwood fire station in the Flint section of the city. Everyone was treated to pizza and cookies and raffles for bike helmets.
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Two-Car MVA R equires E x tric a tio n in F a ll R iver FALL RIVER, MA - On the morning of October 4th, Engine 4 and Medic 3 were dispatched to the intersection of Jefferson and Kennedy Streets for a reported MVA. The officer of Engine 4 took command and requested that Ladder 2 and Heavy Rescue 1 be dispatched to pop a door, and medical command requested an additional rescue due to the number of patients. Rescue 1 and Ladder 2 used their battery operated spreaders and cutters to access the passenger compart ment and remove the driver who was transported to a local trauma center.
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Working Fire Destroys Garage in Dunstable CHUCK LOWE Engine 8 protects Boston's North End with this 2018 E-One Ty phoon 1250/560/30F.
DUNSTABLE, MA - Dunsta ble firefighters were dispatched to a reported structure fire on Efigh St. on October 26th. Companies arrived to find a 20'x40' detached garage fully in volved and threatening an expo sure. Command transmitted a
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CHUCK LOWE Webster Tower 1 operates with this 2016 Emergency One Cyclone I1100' platform. This truck has a 2000-gallon-per-minute pump and a 300-gallon water tank.
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Hudson Engine 3 is now running with a 2024 Pierce Enforcer 1500/750 from their Central Street Firehouse. This pumper replaced a 2001 Spartan Advantage FF built by Central States.
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Brush Fire Contained in Weston WESTON, MA - In the middle of the night on October 27th, Weston Fire Department responded to a brush fire on Loring Road. They found a large area burning and requested a second-alarm. At the height of the incident, more than eight communities battled the fire. Firefighters were on scene for most of Sunday dousing hot spots. Fortunately, the fire did not happen Saturday when there were high winds.
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Tapping a Hydrant One of the most basic firefighter skills is tapping a hydrant and is likely to be encountered in fire fighter 1 class or department equivalent. The focus of teach ing this skill may be slightly dif ferent depending on the instructor. For example, if the firefighter is learning from a company officer, then the ap proach will be from that depart ments standard operating procedure (SOPs) as the poli cies of other departments are for the most part irrelevant. If a firefighter is learning how to tap a hydrant from a firefighter 1 class, then the approach may be more “vanilla” for lack of a better term. State fire classes have their curriculum (same as any department SOPs) and usu ally cannot deviate from that too much if at all. Realistically, there is really is no way to take into account the nuances of hun dreds of different departments anyway. From a municipal instructor i.e. state fire standpoint it is best to focus on the commonalities be tween state curriculum and local SOPs full well knowing that most if not all divergence is procedural which should really not be taught and emphasized until the end of the lesson any way. That said having designed hydrant tapping drills for Ex plorers I found it best to start with baseline terms and how a hydrant actually works i.e. what actually happens when the stem nut is turned at the top. This re quires two things - a vocabu lary list and an open hydrant model that includes being able to view the below ground parts. Here are some common hydrant parts/tools/terms: Steamer Cap - largest of the three caps on the front of the hydrant Hose Cap - the auxiliary caps on the sides of the hydrant Stem Nut - Hex screw at the top Upper Barrel - body of the hy drant that is above ground Lower Barrel - Body of the hy drant that is below grade Valve - Located at the bottom of the hydrant that allows water
flow when opened Dry Barrel-The hydrant is drained after use and the shut off is located below grade. These hydrants are used in cold areas to avoid damage and in operation due to freezing. Wet Barrel - The barrel has water all the time. The shut off valves are located above ground. Easier to use with water present at all times. Used in warmer climates. Hydrant bag - Contains all had tools necessary for opening a hydrant and should include but not limited to hydrant wrench(es), rubber mallet, gated wye, adapters, spanner wrenches. Once the terms are down and all the firefighters are familiar with the parts proceed to discuss the colors of the hydrants, caps and other accessories such as flags or metal posts associated with hydrants. Most firefighters know that the different colors of caps and flags reference the size of the water main the hy drant is based on but remember your audience; hydrant tapping is a firefighter 1 skill so color schemes on hydrants will be im portant information to build on as the firefighter becomes more experienced and advances into firefighting operations. Colors (NFPA291) can also indi cate municipal versus a pri vately owned hydrant and that can definitely have an impact on firefighting operations. Moving on to procedure for opening a hydrant a good in structor will focus on the com monalities but reference and prepare a beginning firefighter for the fact that local depart ment SOPs are likely to be dif ferent. Some of the more common procedures would in clude but is not limited to: Open the hydrant standing be hind it so that there are no in juries due to any loose caps being forced off by water pres sure. Clear any other firefighters for the same reason as presented in #1.
Open the hydrant all the way to flush it out first. Close the hydrant all the way to put on LDH. Open the auxiliary cap and at tach a gated wye. Signal the pump operator that the hydrant is ready to go. As far as any subtleties some departments have you wrap the hydrant with LDH while others use a gate to initially flush the hydrant. Still others will only tap the auxiliary port closest to the fire where some will hook up a gated wye to one side and a 2 1/2 inch hose to the second. Be prepared as an instructor to addresswhythesedifferencesexist-bes idesj ustsay ing “wel I,t hat ’ stheSOP”. Alwaysrememberasan instructor that you want the firefighters in your class to go back to their respective de partments with new ideas. Those new ideas may end up improving a department. Whatever the procedure it is im portant to practice the entire procedure until it is mastered because you never know when the situation will dictate changes. Drawing on my own experience, at one fire we could n’t get the steamer cap off as the nut was stripped and so we had to tap both auxiliary ports in order to get enough water and through two separate lines. A good instructor should in clude additional firefighting op erations information such as how weather may affect opening a hydrant even going so far as to plant a seed that as firefight ers and community residents to look around their own neighbor hoods and shovel out hydrants if you live in an area with snow or possibly even report or re mind their department to make certain hydrant inspections are done accordingly if you notice one in need of maintenance. Lastly, would be for firefighters to familiarize themselves with all the hydrants in district relative to location, type and how best to tap that hydrant. - JOSEPH CEA
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MALLARY REECE Stonington Firefighter, Broc Eaton, and Deer Isle Chief, Brent Morey, demonstrating the basic features of Pumps Operations during Basic Pump Operations training.
PATCH OF THE MONTH If you have photos you would like to see in our “Patch o f the month “feature please upload them on our website, www.lstResponderNews.com or email them to Lindsey@lstResponderNews.com.
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