The “Houston Option” by Houston firefighters     Christopher McAllister – This video demonstrates the new “Houston Option”, 2 1/2″ highrise deployment method.

Training video on the stairway and hallway stretches     CFD Training – CFD Standpipe Stretch Examples – Stairwell Stretch and Apartment / Hallway Stretch

High-rise training tips     Tim Vandermeer – Setting the Pressure at the Standpipe

Achieving a higher flow rate with 2-inch hose     Poudre Fire Authority – This video is to show how our highrise hydraulics were determined and to use the guage on the standpipe

Lessons learned from a July 28, 2011 fire in a multi-story office building     NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention On July 28, 2011, a 37-year-old career captain died and 9 fire fighters were injured in a 6-story ...

Training with the Bend Fire Department     Bend Fire Department Training Division – Hoze/Nozzle – Standpipe Operations

Your greatest tool is knowledge     Monday, April 08, 2019: 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM REGISTER NOW Fighting fires in high-rise buildings revolves around size-up, establishing lobby control, understanding basic building systems, controlling air flow/stack effect (thus dictating smoke ...

The last radio transmission from the victims was a Mayday call.

A pre-conference preview     Tuesday, April 09, 2019: 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM Gerald Tracy Battalion Commander (Ret.) Fire Department of New York It takes more than personnel to meet the challenge of high-rise operations. The building, active and ...

Let’s begin with the receipt of an alarm     By Gerald Tracy | FDIC.com What’s the chance you will encounter a serious fire in a high-rise office building? According to the National Fire Protection Association report on high-rise fire ...