Training Videos

Inside the Command Post – Episode 4

January 4, 2009

Here is our fourth episode of the “Inside Command Post”. A series created by Battalion Chief Mike Alder with the San Bernardino City FD, CA. This training series is designed to promote the need for ICS and to help Firefighters train in the area of Command and Control.

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Inside The Command Post – Episode 3

December 15, 2008

Here is our third episode of the “Inside Command Post”. A series created by Battalion Chief Mike Alder with the San Bernardino City FD, CA. This training series is designed to promote the need for ICS and to help Firefighters train in the area of Command and Control. Comments, questions and suggestions are welcomed and [...]

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35′ Extension Ladder – 3 Person Flat Raise

October 12, 2008

The following firefighter ladder evolution is based upon the criteria and standards utilized by the Victor Valley Fire Academy in Southern California. The VVC Fire Academy is an Accredited by the California State Fire Marshall’s Office.

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35′ Extension Ladder Carry – High Shoulder and Narrow Passage

April 2, 2008

In the following video, Firefighters demonstrate how to carry a 35′ extension ladder and also a narrow passageway carry.

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Vehicle Door Removal Description

April 1, 2008

A Firefighter describes the techniques they employed at an accident scene to pry a door from a vehicle using the jaws of life and remove a crash victim.

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Vertical Ventilation Ridge Cut – Advanced Truck Ops

April 2, 2003

This video demonstrates another option for cutting a vertical ventilation hole on a steep pitched roof. A Firefighter is cutting through the ridge in order to create a vent hole. San Bernardino City Firefighters (CA) call this method “Cutting through the ridge” or “Cutting out the ridge”.

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Vertical Ventilation Ridge Cut – Basic Center Rafter Louver

April 2, 2003

This video demonstrates the preferred cutting sequence when performing vertical ventilation while cutting off of the ridge.

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Vertical Ventilation – Basic Field Cut – Center Rafter Louver

April 2, 2003

This video demonstrates the preferred cutting sequence when performing vertical ventilation while cutting in the field of a roof for a center rafter louver.

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