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Firefighter Helmet Cam: Muskegon Heights

ADMIN December 29, 2017 No Comments

Christopher Dean - This video is a compilation of various fires from the last couple years (mostly 2016 and 2017). A collection of fire attacks mostly less than 10 seconds each. Three of the staff members on Muskegon Heights Fire Department have helmet cam (John Kriger, TJ … [Read more...]

Port Coquitlam Fire Department Modern Fire Behavior SOG

ADMIN July 13, 2016 No Comments

Thanks to Port Coquitlam Fire Department Canada for sharing their new residential fire SOG based on UL & NIST studies. 2.03.01 Response To Single Family Residences … [Read more...]

Orange County, FL, Applies Recent Fire Research to Live Fire Training

ADMIN June 14, 2016 No Comments

Original Post found at: http://www.firehouse.com/article/12218570/orange-county-fire-rescue-applies-ul-nist-studies-to-live-fire-firefighter-training?utm_source=FH+Training+%26+Tactics&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS160614014 Orange County Fire Rescue is a … [Read more...]

MFA #14: That Won’t Work Here – And other lame excuses

Hostmaster 911 Hot Designs October 20, 2015 No Comments

Original post at: http://community.fireengineering.com/profiles/blog/show?xg_source=activity&id=1219672%3ABlogPost%3A622080&cmpid=EnlFireEngWeeklyOctober202015 The “C” in SLICE-RS, representing the tactic of “Cooling from a safe location”, seems to remain the primary … [Read more...]

SLICE-RS IN THE RURAL FIRE ENVIRONMENT

Hostmaster 911 Hot Designs October 6, 2015 No Comments

Original post found at: http://www.firehouse.com/article/12111042/slicers-in-the-rural-fire-environment Article by: As I look out the window of my Montana house, I can see for literally hundreds of miles. This is rural America at its best. It is a truly amazing place to live—a … [Read more...]

MFA #11: SLICE-RS and Flow Paths and Change, Oh My! – MFA principles aren't so scary or different

Hostmaster 911 Hot Designs September 25, 2015 No Comments

By Mark Cotter - Original Post found at: http://community.fireengineering.com/profiles/blog/show?xg_source=activity&id=1219672%3ABlogPost%3A621719&cmpid=EnlFireEngWeeklySeptember252015 It's certainly an interesting time for the American fire service as we continue to … [Read more...]

PRESS RELEASE: ISFSI Principles of Modern Fire Attack Training Video Series

Hostmaster 911 Hot Designs September 1, 2015 No Comments

Thanks to funding from the Department of Homeland Security, Assistance to Firefighters Grant, the International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI) is honored to release the second phase of training videos for the Principles of Modern Fire Attack. The ISFSI has built a … [Read more...]

MFA #9: From a Different Perspective – The new methods make more sense to non-firefighters by Mark Cotter

Hostmaster 911 Hot Designs August 31, 2015 No Comments

Original Post found at: http://community.fireengineering.com/m/blogpost?id=1219672%3ABlogPost%3A620677 Sometimes we need to seek out opinions from others in order to ensure the validity of our own, and that is not a natural or even comfortable process. In fact, it seems someone … [Read more...]

SLICE-RS IN THE NEWS IN NEW MEXICO

Hostmaster 911 Hot Designs August 24, 2015 No Comments

WATCH NEWS VIDEO HERE: http://krqe.com/2015/08/24/new-firefighting-technique-helps-save-womans-home/ Some firefighters in New Mexico are taking a new approach to fighting structure fires. The method comes after years of scientific research. That research revealed there could be … [Read more...]

Modern Fire Behavior and SLICE-RS recommended in NIOSH LODD Report

Hostmaster 911 Hot Designs April 29, 2015 No Comments

A draft of the federal report that details the January, 2014, fire that killed two Toledo firefighters concludes numerous factors contributed to their deaths.The 46-page report on the deaths of Pvts. Stephen Machcinski and James "Jamie" Dickman was compiled by the National … [Read more...]

Update on the Principles of Modern Fire Attack Program

Hostmaster 911 Hot Designs November 21, 2014 No Comments

The International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFS) continues to move forward with delivery of a Principles of Modern Fire Attack Program. The ISFSI received funding from the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program to deliver this … [Read more...]

THE FACTS ON SLICE-RS BY EDDIE BUCHANAN

Hostmaster 911 Hot Designs November 21, 2014 No Comments

Original post found at: http://community.fireengineering.com/profiles/blog/show?id=1219672%3ABlogPost%3A606834 Lot's of discussion/conflict on the SLICE-RS concept, which I think is great. Conflict/discussion is a necessary indicator of change. Without it, everything remains … [Read more...]

SLICE-RS USED TO RUN YOUR LIFE AS WELL AS FIRES? CHECK THIS OUT!

Hostmaster 911 Hot Designs August 19, 2014 No Comments

Firefighters are always a call away, ready to tackle potentially dangerous situations. But while their job probably carries a ton of stress and responsibility, their methods and tricks can still apply to your job and everyday life. Like any emergency personnel, firefighters work … [Read more...]

ISFSI RELEASES PRICIPLES OF MODERN FIRE ATTACK VIDEO

Hostmaster 911 Hot Designs August 14, 2014 No Comments

The International Society of Fire Service Instructors, in partnership with friends at Blue Card Command, Honeywell First Responder Products, Scott Health and Safety, the IAFC Volunteer and Combination Officers Section, and the IAFC Safety, Health & Survival Section is proud … [Read more...]

Indiana Develops Video on New Approach to Firefighting

Hostmaster 911 Hot Designs August 14, 2014 No Comments

A video produced by the Penn Township Fire Department and Mishawaka Fire Department in conjunction with other St. Joseph County Departments and the Indiana Firefighter Training System is now available on YouTube for all firefighters to view. The video details the SLICE-RS … [Read more...]

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David Maeker different take on fire growth in relation to oxygen. Great stuff.

So have there been any studies to see the measured amount of O2 a fire consumes in a given time? For instance in the video you show the “study” house closed up and basically have nothing showing. The time measured O2 consumption of a structure?

Great explanation of fire growth to the new guys. Ventilation and fire attack go hand in hand. You manage both the fire will go out.

Now you are putting out extremely useful information. But there is more that needs to be done showing how surfactants and bubbles work to change the way water behaves when applied to the fuel rich and oxygen limited fire. Absorb the fuel into the bubbles of surface active agents and cool the heat.

When I was a fireman, I was amazed by how fast high-pressure fog will knock down a fire while shielding the user from extreme heat.

Brian Valles

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Next year please look at how a good CAFS can be used clear the air of heat AND carcinogens in the smoke without ventilation feeding the fire oxygen. It is so much more important than studying how to squirt water at a fire.

It is important that the firefighters understand how a tiny bubble works to extinguish fires. Consider how much heat a gallon of water can absorb before boiling into steam. The gallon of water must absorb enough heat to reach 212 degrees farenhieght. Have you ever tried to boil a gallon of water. It would take a very long time if you placed the gallon into a hot oven such as a house fire. Now consider if the gallon of water was stretched into a million tiny bubbles that exposed a much larger surface area to the heat, that would take much lest time to absorb enough heat to reach the boiling temperature. Then the gallon of water expands into 1,700 times its original volume in the form of steam that displaces oxygen and dilutes fire gases. Now then when the heat has been absorbed and the fire gases have been diluted the fire goes out and the steam begins to cool and condense back into liquid form and the heat and fire gases contract back to original volume. Now here is when the surfactants come into play, the bubbles stay where you put them and don't run off like water does. The surfactant causes the bubbles to share the water with the surfaces they are on and anything that is wet can not get hotter than 212.f and that is not hot enough to cause any more fire or smoke. So I believe that when fire fighters understand how CAFS foam works to put more fire out faster and requires much less water it will make their job much less difficult and much safer for them and for the citizens they are working to save lives and property.