We all know that Firefighters are exposed to harmful chemicals and carcinogens while actively fighting a fire. However, there are many things that we can do after the fire is out to reduce our exposure to these chemicals and carcinogens. I wrote this article to describe the different steps that we can take post fire to reduce our exposure and …
Wearing your SCBA’s as the Driver/Operator
Last evening we had a first in garage fire with another garage as an exposure. I was driving the truck and took the front of the house. Upon arrival one garage was almost completely gone and the exposure garage was now well involved. I prepared the truck for a defensive attack. As I was setting up the aerial ladder the …