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Basement Fire Tactics
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Basement Fire Tactics
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Rex Strickland Jul 5.
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- Department:
- College Park Volunteer Fire Department (Prince George's County, Maryland)
- Title/rank:
- Firefighter/EMT (Former Sergeant)
- Years of public service:
- 7
- Agency structure:
- Combination fire department
- Professional Qualifications:
- B.S. Fire Protection Engineering - University of Maryland
M.S. Emergency Management - Boston University (In progress)
- Bio:
- Tom Platt is a fire protection engineer for a consulting firm serving the northeast region of the United States. Tom focuses on high hazard fire protection, fire protection systems design, fire modeling and fire department interface with fixed fire protection systems. Tom currently serves as 2nd Lieutenant with the Island Heights Fire Company in Ocean County, New Jersey.
Tom is a recent graduate of the Fire Protection Engineering program at the University of Maryland, as well as a former live-in Sergeant in the College Park Volunteer Fire Department in Prince George's County. Tom remains an active firefighter and driver for the CPVFD.
- Web site:
- http://www.cpvfd.org/members/15876.php
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While my comments are not specific to your scenario, this is my opinion on basement fires. I realize that every jurisdiction is different with many building types and construction; however, today's new lightweight construction seems to be the basi...
Hey Tom!
On top of my personal opinion, which is that the first engine should protect the top of the stairs while the 2nd due engine gets to steal your fire by hitting it from the rear access if present, I have a couple of other comments I want to...
Tom;
Sorry, did not catch the no basement windows, and no exterior basement exit. While the overwhelming majority of private dwellings in my city have these, I understand many cities do not.
A few homes in my area only have interior basement stair...
Tom Platt said:Thanks Mike. Unfortunately two key factors you mentioned were not the case in my particular scenario. 1-no exterior basement access and 2-inaccessible basement windows (covered by ~4 ft. deep porch). That being said, that chimney ef...
Thanks Mike. Unfortunately two key factors you mentioned were not the case in my particular scenario. 1-no exterior basement access and 2-inaccessible basement windows (covered by ~4 ft. deep porch). That being said, that chimney effect you mentio...
What is commonly done in STLFD is to have the first line attack through the bunker door (door from the basement directly to the out side) which is commonly in the rear of the home if a single family or 2,4,or 8 family 2 story flat (our bread and b...
Looking for opinions from different types of departments with different or no standing general orders regarding basement fires. Having fought this type of dangerous fire under the both direction of very structured general orders as well as no gene...
Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 1:42pm on April 21, 2009,
Dave Stacy said…
- nice dude....good job with that site too!
- At 1:40pm on April 21, 2009,
Dave Stacy said…
- damn bored at work too huh?
- At 1:34pm on April 21, 2009,
Dave Stacy said…
- send me pics of that job
- At 9:37pm on March 23, 2009,
Dave Stacy said…
- WHATS UP TOMMMM
- At 5:22pm on March 19, 2009,
Brad Hoff said… - Welcome Aboard the community!
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