Near Miss: Firefighter Pulled from Porch Collapse
Lots of firefighters are killed in building collapse. I haven't heard of too many firefighters being pulled from a collapse and surviving, but this week's near miss report details this type of incident.
FF X (name deleted) was making attempts to force entry into the residence from the porch, when Lt. X (name deleted) noted the porch roof had shifted. Lt. X grabbed FF X and was trying to evacuate the porch when it collapsed, throwing Lt. X to the ground and pinning FF X beneath the debris. The driver/ operator witnessed the event and immediately called "mayday".
There are lots of additional details in the full report - just follow the link.
Coffee break questions:
Do your firefighters maintain situational awareness while focusing on their specific fireground tasks?
Do your attack teams wait for sufficient resources to arrive before initiating an interior attack?
Are all of your firefighters familiar with Mayday procedures?
Are the firefighters on your department physically fit so that they could undertake a rescue operation and complete it successfully?
Posted April 27, 2006 09:57 AM · Link
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