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Creative => Story-Telling => Topic started by: FireChief on October 12, 2006, 21:32:15

Title: Gordon's Firefighters and self-rescue training!
Post by: FireChief on October 12, 2006, 21:32:15

Hello Everyone,

Firefighters from Gordon's CHVFD recently participated in the PFD's firefighter self rescue class. During the class firefighters were taught new tactics and procedures on bailouts, ventilation, and civilian rescues.


The training started with basic skills. The pictures are from the 2ND day of training in which a live fire scenario was put into place.

Title: Re: Gordon's Firefighters and self-rescue training!
Post by: FireChief on October 12, 2006, 21:36:18

The interior crew was quick to find the victims. The victims were lowered out of the 2ND floor window.

Title: Re: Gordon's Firefighters and self-rescue training!
Post by: FireChief on October 12, 2006, 21:37:54

While crews were making an interior fire attack and searching for victims Gordon's men were busy doing ventilation.

Title: Re: Gordon's Firefighters and self-rescue training!
Post by: FireChief on October 12, 2006, 21:40:42

Next the firefighters were faced with a flash over scenario. The task was to bailout a window onto a ladder.

Title: Re: Gordon's Firefighters and self-rescue training!
Post by: FireChief on October 12, 2006, 21:43:04

These pictures show what happens if the window is to small to fit through.

Title: Re: Gordon's Firefighters and self-rescue training!
Post by: FireChief on October 12, 2006, 21:44:09

Bailout from the attic onto a waiting aerial ladder.

Title: Re: Gordon's Firefighters and self-rescue training!
Post by: FireChief on October 12, 2006, 21:45:59

I hoped you liked the pictures.

It was a very successful training and the firefighters from Gordon's CHVFD did an excellent job.



Ben  :)

Title: Re: Gordon's Firefighters and self-rescue training!
Post by: Tiermann on October 13, 2006, 20:01:29

Nice photo series Ben. Reminds me of something I recently saw on Flickr from an Italian firefighter. I will post up a link in the off topics forum.

Title: Re: Gordon's Firefighters and self-rescue training!
Post by: Tim_w on October 16, 2006, 10:09:09

Hello  Ben

I am speechless :wow: !! Your pictures where amazing to begin with but they are just getting better all the time :wow:. The amount of action you are managing to capture still photos is stunning. I am really impressed with them all but the venting of the roof with the chain saw is my favorite. It really does look like it is working because of the spray of dust at the beginning of the cut. Thank you again for sharing them with us :).

Kindest Regards  Tim  :)9

Title: Re: Gordon's Firefighters and self-rescue training!
Post by: Richard on October 16, 2006, 19:23:20

As Tim said, "Your pictures were amazing to begin with, but they are just getting better all the time."

When Gordon's firefighter bailed out (upside down) onto the extension ladder, my heart skipped a beat. (I can't even imagine how that little klcky firefighter from the UK must have felt.) ...  8}

Great photos and a great story,  Ben ...

Thanks and all the best,
Richard

Title: Re: Gordon's Firefighters and self-rescue training!
Post by: playmofire on October 17, 2006, 15:28:15

Thanks for the training and the excellent pictures, Ben.  (I'll keep copies of them if I may.)  As Tim says, your attention to detail is awesome, whether it's the small detail such as the sawdust from the chainsaw, or the larger scale detail in the posing of groups of figures etc.  And yet, when you look closely at the buildings which are the background and set the scene, there is an almost minimalist approach. 

Title: Re: Gordon's Firefighters and self-rescue training!
Post by: FireChief on October 17, 2006, 20:20:15

Hello Everyone,

Thanks for the wonderful comments.  :-[  ;D
I'm glad everyone liked them.


Feel free to do what ever you want to with the pictures Gordon.


Thanks,

Ben