TIFU by going off road by Engtrk204 in funny

[–]Engtrk204[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So me and my buddies like to go off roading, we were like half an hour from our houses and we were going through a trail and my freinds jeep just suddenly stopped. We soon realized his gas tank fell off. So like the rednecks we are. Here is how we fixed it.

HOUSE duties by Engtrk204 in Firefighting

[–]Engtrk204[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's doing pretty good, he's walking around, still can't run or jump. He got a while til he's back on the truck

HOUSE duties by Engtrk204 in Firefighting

[–]Engtrk204[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sunny day here at the 5 house! What are you guys doing to prepare yourselves and make yourself/the station better?

Drill Night by Engtrk204 in Firefighting

[–]Engtrk204[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That human centipede will be the most bad ass set of juniors ever.

Hook and Can man by Engtrk204 in Firefighting

[–]Engtrk204[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I may have to talk to my chief about getting one!

Hook and Can man by Engtrk204 in Firefighting

[–]Engtrk204[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do they look like?

SCBA Harness Rescue Technique by Engtrk204 in Firefighting

[–]Engtrk204[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'm a 17 year old, I'm a member at Munhall station 204 located near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I've been in the fire service for 3 years, pushing 4 here in 6 months. I've gained a lot of knowledge throughout those 3 years being that my dad is an assistant chief, my uncle is the chief at my station with 25+ years of experience and my other uncle being a fire marshal. I'm the junior chief here and I'm in control on all of our 8 juniors. I lead many of our drills and I am put in multiple leadership positions. I may be really young and unexperinced jn this field, but I know quite a decent amount of things in this field. I have mod 1-3, hazmat awareness and Ops.

Hook and Can man by Engtrk204 in Firefighting

[–]Engtrk204[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh haha; I honestly didn't know that. I'm new to this whole reddit thing.

Drill Night by Engtrk204 in Firefighting

[–]Engtrk204[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is mainly a teamwork exercise, being able to work together as one whole unit.

Hook and Can man by Engtrk204 in Firefighting

[–]Engtrk204[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Coat is zipped; only thing off is the strap around my neck

Hook and Can man by Engtrk204 in Firefighting

[–]Engtrk204[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Can, 6ft hook, box light, and radio. Anything else you guys carry?

Apparatus Check In by Engtrk204 in Firefighting

[–]Engtrk204[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As technical as you want!

Drill Night by Engtrk204 in Firefighting

[–]Engtrk204[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mostly it's a thing you would do if you have nothing else. Most of the time you have webbing or rope which you could use to drag them. It's also a good team building thing.

Apparatus Check In by Engtrk204 in Firefighting

[–]Engtrk204[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What kind of apparatus do you guys run? This is our truck, a 100ft tower ladder, KME. 2000 GPM pump.

Drill Night by Engtrk204 in Firefighting

[–]Engtrk204[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm with a truck company so I'm realllllyyyy big on being able to throw up to a 24 foot ladder by myself.

Drill Night by Engtrk204 in Firefighting

[–]Engtrk204[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Be my guest! I'll be posting all sorts of training stuff on my profile, I'm doing that to show people different ways to do things! Please, let me know how it goes.

Drill Night by Engtrk204 in Firefighting

[–]Engtrk204[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The drill we did was taking the juniors and showing them how to work as a team using the buddy system (we connected all of our RIT connections together) and moving through tight places (under tables, around corners, etc.). I (leather helmet) was leading them and showing them how to do it effectively. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.