Nov 10 at 2329 hours, @DunkirkVFD responded for the accident upgraded to an overturned vehicle with entrapment. Units found a two-vehicle t-bone accident with one vehicle on its side and two trapped. Squads worked together to stabilize the vehicle & remove the roof
2:2 -Three key actions- great communications and line deployment by the first 2 Engines- Deviation of SOGs required and communicated- Great Truck work by Dunkirk T5, AAFD T40, and Annapolis T35. Fire in the attic requires aggressive hooking.
1 of 2: Excellent work @AACoFD@AnnapolisFire and @DunkirkVFD. Units arrived to find fire from the 1st & 2nd floor, extended in to the attic and exposure Delta.
Looks like the “Proactive Engine Driver” lessons from our own @Truesi6767 are paying off. E827 3rd Due on their own plug completing a heavy water hook up on a 2nd Alarm - prepared for a potentially escalating incident. Learn your job, know your job and execute...
Our greatest and highest duty is to save lives. Precious few times in your career are you at the fork in the road where your next action truly decides the fate of another. That moment could come once, often, soon, or never.
THE NOZZLE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT TOOL ON THE FIREGROUND 🚒💦🔥🚫
And attacking the fire saves more lives than any other tactic. Hard to admit that, having spent most of my time on trucks and rescues, but we must remember that everything else we do is BECAUSE SOMETHING IS ON FIRE
PGFD Capitol Heights Station 805 encountered some future firefighters while cleaning up after WSSC training in Hyattsville. MEDIA - WSSC Old HQ building and Firefighter Training - interested??? Call me.