Firehouse Expo 2007 Second Day Instructor Video Presentations

July 20, 2007
Watch video commentary from Firehouse Expo instructors captured in Baltimore, Md.

Bump It Up - Apparatus Options You Should Consider

Alan Saulsbury, President, Fire Spec Service, R.J. "Bob" Baraclough, President, The Best Fire, Apparatus Resource

NFPA 1901 is truly a minimum standard and should be used as a "base" to start the specification process.

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Lightweight Residential Construction

Joe Berry, Lieutenant (ret.) FDNY Ladder 42

An in-depth discussion on today's new construction and the risks that confront the lives of firefighters.

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Firefighter Survival

Mickey Conboy, Lieutenant FDNY Squad 41

This program takes a look at lessons we have learned from the past to help us survive on today's fire ground.

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Reducing Fire Apparatus Accidents -- A Managerial Approach

Bill Tricarico, Director Loss Control Services, McNeil & Company

Attempts to reduce fire apparatus accidents generally focus on driving techniques; however a recent study by Emergency Services Insurance Program indicates that a good risk management plan focusing on managerial approaches can greatly reduce the exposure to such crashes.

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Leadership: A View from the Trenches

Dr. Harry Carter, Firehouse Contributing Editor

Dr. Carter shares a number of leadership tips which he has learned over his 40 years in the fire service.

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From the Fitness Center to the Fireground

Rich Meyer, Firehouse Contributing Editor

Using actual fireground footage, this seminar discussed injuries, body angles and movements of firefighters during common fireground tasks such as carrying and raising ladders, pulling hose, forcible entry, walking, standing, working in awkward positions, and more.

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Search Techniques and Team Safety Within a Fire Building

Mike Dugan, Captain, FDNY Ladder 123

This is a class on the importance of teamwork and search skills and using them together in a fire search.

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Mass Fatality Planning

Colin Bucks, MD and Sonia Chacko, MD, Albert Einstein Center for Special Operations Training

The combined threat of terrorism, natural and technological disasters brings with it the possibility of a mass fatality event.

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Portable Ladders and the Fire Service

Mike Dugan, Captain, FDNY, Ladder 123

Portable ladders might be one of the most under used tools of the fire service today.

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House Fires

Robert Pressler, Lieutenant FDNY ret.

This class addressed all aspects of fighting fires in private dwellings.

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