High-Rise Ops: The Apartment Stretch

Training Minutes: Denver (CO) Assistant Chief Dave McGrail discusses high-rise apartment firefighting, including establishing a fire attack stairwell; the role of the truck company in recon; hoseline drop points; door control; and more.

[@njtech2005]

Very helpful thank you!

[@leonardocastaneda5061]

DENVER - Denver Assistant Fire Chief Dave McGrail was fined 24 hours of pay over a close call incident in 2012 that nearly killed a firefighter.

[@andyoxleyonhistravels]

Do you guys not set up a bridgehead command post 1 or 2 floors below the fire floor ?
Do you guys not lay out a covering jet in case the attack crew get in trouble ?

[@jrocha4167]

So are the FFs who are in the room doing a search in this scenario, r they inside searching with no hose line ?

[@StephenNurn]

The truck team will search the room to the best of their ability prior to the house line being in place. Once the primary search is completed they wait outside with the door shut, confining the fire to that apartment, waiting for the hose line to be in place.

[@jrocha4167]

@@StephenNurn thank you 🙏