DTFF: The Volunteer Firefighter Podcast - Down To Fight Fire

This week we discuss a " New " fire attack surrounding Gas Cooling. Which leads us into the typical responses we all see online and then we end discussing an event this past week that involved multiple agencies and thinking outside the box for the best possible outcome for the patient.   WHO WE ARE As a group of Rural Volunteer Firefighters, our Fire Department has built our firefighter train...

This week we discuss our newly constructed roof prop used for vertical ventilation and chimney fires.  Taking it back to basics on car fire attack, which leads us to the use of battery operated portable tools for over hall, force entry and many other uses.  WHO WE ARE As a group of Rural Volunteer Firefighters, our Fire Department has built our firefighter training from both old and new...

This week we discuss the recent Texas MCI event where there were over 130 vehicles involved. A similar incident a little closer to home, as well as some chimney fires and other challenges faced this week.    WHO WE ARE As a group of Rural Volunteer Firefighters, our Fire Department has built our firefighter training from both old and new tactics in the fire service and adapted them to fi...

E122 - Prioritize and execute, Structure fires, explosions, and patient care This week we discuss the ever changing needs of the fire ground and how we have to continuously adapt as we go. WHO WE ARE As a group of Rural Volunteer Firefighters, our Fire Department has built our firefighter training from both old and new tactics in the fire service and adapted them to fit the realities of equipment,...

E121 - Strange Structures and the Hazards they Bring We talk about how strange construction methods can force us to review and adapt our fire attack tactics during structure fires and reassess the situation. WHO WE ARE As a group of Rural Volunteer Firefighters, our Fire Department has built our firefighter training from both old and new tactics in the fire service and adapted them to fit the real...

E120 - This week Rob comes out of hiding and we talk about Ice Rescue, our new Tender and the longest Motis shoutout ever! LED Flares anyone? WHO WE ARE As a group of Rural Volunteer Firefighters, our Fire Department has built our firefighter training from both old and new tactics in the fire service and adapted them to fit the realities of equipment, manpower, and costs around what our community...

E119 - MVA's, Hazmat, Foam Application, and below-grade fire attack MVA's, Hazmat, Foam Application, and below-grade fire attack! We hit all this as well as let you know whats going on in our own lives WHO WE ARE As a group of Rural Volunteer Firefighters, our Fire Department has built our firefighter training from both old and new tactics in the fire service and adapted them to fit the realities...

This week we discuss running mutual aid calls for structure fires, MVI's, and grass fires as well as the importance of, and some things that we do in trying to offer the best level of pre-hospital care possible. This week the DTFF Crew get back in the studio after a few weeks and brings you back up to speed on whats been going on. WHO WE ARE As a group of Rural Volunteer Firefighters, our Fire Dep...

This week the DTFF Crew get back in the studio to bring you back up to speed on what they have been up to during the holiday break! WHO WE ARE As a group of Rural Volunteer Firefighters, our Fire Department has built our firefighter training from both old and new tactics in the fire service and adapted them to fit the realities of equipment, manpower, and costs around what our community requires.&...

Join us for a chat as we talk hazmat, the Last Man Out Decon, COVID Decon procedures, and our latest training session on our limited manpower structure fire scenario. WHO WE ARE As a group of Rural Volunteer Firefighters, our Fire Department has built our firefighter training from both old and new tactics in the fire service and adapted them to fit the realities of equipment, manpower, and costs a...

E115 - The Fruit Stand Structure Fire We go over our latest structure fire and a recent MVA, plus a quick tools discussion on Tools and finish off with a brief look at a recommended Firefighter Book we were lucky enough to be sent a copy of.   WHO WE ARE As a group of Rural Volunteer Firefighters, our Fire Department has built our firefighter training from both old and new tactics in the fire...

E114 - Search Methods and Tactics We chat about search tactics and some of the pros and cons to them in both residential and multi-family apartment buildings.  WHO WE ARE As a group of Rural Volunteer Firefighters, our Fire Department has built our firefighter training from both old and new tactics in the fire service and adapted them to fit the realities of equipment, manpower, and costs aro...

We talk MVI's\MCI's and discuss how we approach them including windshield surveys, zones, scene safety, patient care, tool operations, stabilization, and many other helpful tips to think about that could help during these calls. WHO WE ARE As a group of Rural Volunteer Firefighters, our Fire Department has built our firefighter training from both old and new tactics in the fire service and adapted...

Firefighter Training Games are great for not only practicing key skills but are also important for helping build relationships within the team with some healthy competition! We chat about relay races, airbag mazes, address hunts, and using board games for comms training! Some great options to keep training fun!  WHO WE ARE As a group of Rural Volunteer Firefighters, our Fire Department has bu...

We have Nick Hilton on the show, Host of the Brotherhood Academy Radio (BAR) Podcast, Pierce sales rep, dedicated Husband and father of soon to be 3 children! Nick has been in the fire service for 19 years and is a liutenant at York Fire Department in Maine. Nick is a good friend of ours and believes strongly in spreading the knowledge of what works to everyone in the service! WHO WE ARE As a grou...

Structure Fires, Bail Out, Search Teams, Patient Rescue & RIT we get into it all this week as we discuss our most recent training rotations.  WHO WE ARE As a group of Rural Volunteer Firefighters, our Fire Department has built our firefighter training from both old and new tactics in the fire service and adapted them to fit the realities of equipment, manpower, and costs around what our c...

Hunting camp is made for Stories, so listen in as we all tell one of our funny firefighter tales! WHO WE ARE As a group of Rural Volunteer Firefighters, our Fire Department has built our firefighter training from both old and new tactics in the fire service and adapted them to fit the realities of equipment, manpower, and costs around what our community requires.  WHAT WE DO We create video,...

We have a full house including the Chief in the studio to talk about our latest tests with the inflatable hose and discuss our Epic training scenario with Car Fires, Structure Fires, Entrapment, RIT, Positive Pressure ventilation, and even some ladder rescue!  WHO WE ARE As a group of Rural Volunteer Firefighters, our Fire Department has built our firefighter training from both old and new ta...

We go through our Firefighter Practical Exam and break it down step by step and follow each point up with the importance of why! WHO WE ARE As a group of Rural Volunteer Firefighters, our Fire Department has built our firefighter training from both old and new tactics in the fire service and adapted them to fit the realities of equipment, manpower, and costs around what our community requires.&nbs...

Ever wondered what would happen if you fell in a pool in full turn out gear and Air pack? We we did too! Listen in on how that went as well as our discussion on the pros and cons of the First Responder program that we are moving towards taking soon. WHO WE ARE As a group of Rural Volunteer Firefighters, our Fire Department has built our firefighter training from both old and new tactics in the fir...

We chat about the subtle changes that you can make to training when working with New members Vs Senior members. We also talk about our new short ladder and our 100,000 listens! Thank you all again for your continued support, we can't thank you enough! WHO WE ARE As a group of Rural Volunteer Firefighters, our Fire Department has built our firefighter training from both old and new tactics in the f...

We are joined by 3 members of our fire family and get the truck crew back together to discuss our big night at The Christie Mountain Wildfire. We go through the evening's events and look at the call from each other's perspectives and talk about how the night unfolded. WHO WE ARE As a group of Rural Volunteer Firefighters, our Fire Department has built our firefighter training from both old and new...

Training Live Fire for new recruits can be a terrifying experience if done incorrectly. We talk about the procedures that we have put in place to make it easier on recruits as well as some helpful tips on what we do to make these situations more comfortable WHO WE ARE As a group of Rural Volunteer Firefighters, our Fire Department has built our firefighter training from both old and new tactics in...

We talk windshield assessments, Scene Control and the importance of Pre-Plan  WHO WE ARE As a group of Rural Volunteer Firefighters, our Fire Department has built our firefighter training from both old and new tactics in the fire service and adapted them to fit the realities of equipment, manpower, and costs around what our community requires.  WHAT WE DO We create video, audio and writt...

We talk about a new prop that one of our guys built for performing underwater vehicle extrication and touch on our COVID related procedures on a recent call.  WHO WE ARE As a group of Rural Volunteer Firefighters, our Fire Department has built our firefighter training from both old and new tactics in the fire service and adapted them to fit the realities of equipment, manpower, and costs arou...