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It's what they refer to as a full alarm. Dispatch three engines and a lighter truck. I'm in an EMS unit. No relay. There's now flames visible. So you're trying to get your game plan, trying to think your way through it.
It's what they refer to as a full alarm. Dispatch three engines and a lighter truck. I'm in an EMS unit. No relay. There's now flames visible. So you're trying to get your game plan, trying to think your way through it.
So when we talk about the importance of priorities, you think you may be putting fire out, you may also be having a victim in there. We go through this first hallway and we're immediately met with extreme heat and smoke conditions.
So when we talk about the importance of priorities, you think you may be putting fire out, you may also be having a victim in there. We go through this first hallway and we're immediately met with extreme heat and smoke conditions.
Usually victims are found very close to the door. They succumb where they just physically can't exert any more energy while they're trying to remove themselves from an environment.
Usually victims are found very close to the door. They succumb where they just physically can't exert any more energy while they're trying to remove themselves from an environment.
At this point, we immediately conduct a quick search of making sure that there is no other victims in there.
At this point, we immediately conduct a quick search of making sure that there is no other victims in there.
It's what they refer to as a full alarm. Dispatch three engines and a ladder truck and an EMS unit.
It's what they refer to as a full alarm. Dispatch three engines and a ladder truck and an EMS unit.
The bulk of the fire was in the master bedroom and a side, like, office sitting area where you had a lot of fire damage.
The bulk of the fire was in the master bedroom and a side, like, office sitting area where you had a lot of fire damage.
The Georgia State Fire Marshal's office, those guys are trained to extremely high level in locating the cause of those fires. They can look for, you know, naturally caused fires, gases, fuels, lightning strikes, things that are in electrical wires. They're trained to look for accelerants.
The Georgia State Fire Marshal's office, those guys are trained to extremely high level in locating the cause of those fires. They can look for, you know, naturally caused fires, gases, fuels, lightning strikes, things that are in electrical wires. They're trained to look for accelerants.