Aggressive Firefighting Engine Company
Nothing makes the fireground better than a talented firefighter with a nozzle, in the right place to put it to work.
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FREE PREVIEWAbout Me
The Ultimate Problem Solver
The Goal of an Engine Company
FREE PREVIEWThe Modern Fire Environment
Flow Paths, Inlets, and Outlets
Uni-Directional and Bi-Directional Fire Attack
Modes of Fire Attack
Interior Fire Attack
Exterior Fire Attack
Determining the Path of Fire Attack
Firefighter Friendly Engines
Hoseline & Hoseload Setup
Everyone Needs Racks
Staffing & Plans
Speed, Skill, and Stretches
Engine Company Appliances
Estimating the Stretch
Window Stretches
Long Length Attack Lines
Why Not the Wye?
Standpipes
A Quick Response to the Right Place
Water Supply
360s and the Engine Company
Trapped Civilians & the Engine
Hoseline Selection
Phases of Engine Work
Back-Up Lines
Fireground Problems
Post Fire & Wrapping Up