"Go See It...", The Differences Between Wildland and Structural Firefighting Gear

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3 жыл бұрын

In this episode of "Go See It...", we meet Captain Brad Rettig and Firefighter Dustin Perrin of Rural Metro Fire - Knox County, TN. Captain Rettig explains the differences in gear a Firefighter will wear from the traditional structural gear to the specialized wildland firefighting gear.
Additionally, Captain Rettig shares some safety tips for avoiding added issues from wildland fires around your home. For additional information and tips, please visit Tennessee Firewise USA at: www.tn.gov/tnw...

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@CentralValleyFireBuff Жыл бұрын

For those who do not know, the reason the firefighter who has his self-contained breathing apparatus on is wiggling around to prevent the SCBA PASS alarm from going off. A PASS alarm is a device that sounds after about twenty seconds of a firefighter staying still without movement, once it sounds it would be able to be heard from outside the structure in case of a collapse or flashover that could cause a firefighter to call unconscious.

@docwil2541 3 жыл бұрын

Urban Interface and carry both. Mountain communities, fun times.

@redtap5426 Жыл бұрын

As a Volunteer Firefighter in the country, I have both set's of equipment it's a lot of stuff and takes up my entire back seat of my truck

@limemonster2295 3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow! I have never seen station 41 before nice!

@watercoinzero 2 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n5-RgbadqbeZpmg.html #ChainsawOverKill #ChainsawSafety #TreesNotCoEds #TipZipsMakePunjis #DownWithWildFires

@emmanuelmendonca3922 2 жыл бұрын

Doing the PASS wiggle!

@duce8883 2 жыл бұрын

The entire budget of the fires station went to the intro

@RealJeep Жыл бұрын

Private fire departments are an anathema. ALL fire departments should be run by the municipalities they serve, not a private company! Knox County, TN is the only FD east of the Mississippi that still uses Rural Metro. What a shame!

@paulhuddlestunjr9048 Жыл бұрын

Sorry but your wrong. Private fireman have the same training and are a lot of the times more cost effective.

@emmanuelawosusi2365 Жыл бұрын

@@paulhuddlestunjr9048 facts

@smorris281 Жыл бұрын

Truth. You don't need to be getting a 20K bill a month after the worst day of your life.

@waynevanluven9447 2 жыл бұрын

And requirement in California and we do both while land and structural and everything in between we're all risk organization

@Nelo390 3 жыл бұрын

Thank ya

@Boz_-st4jt 2 жыл бұрын

Think he needs to talk to a USFS or BLM 'Hot Shot' crew before talking about wildland fires? Wildland fires can burn just as hot as a 'structure' fire. Obviously he's not worked on a 'Hot Shot' crew.

@emmanuelawosusi2365 2 жыл бұрын

Wildland firefighters see more fires

@DiamorphineDeath Жыл бұрын

why do you keep putting it in “quotes”? Just say shot crew dude….all ya gotta say

@knightofrose115 10 ай бұрын

Hotshot crews aren’t in environments as hot as structure firefighters or there is a big problem and it’s most likely fatal. There’s probably a reason wildland firefighters don’t go running around in bunker gear

@ryanforster8761 2 жыл бұрын

are there hybrid crews who are trained to do both?

@ownlywon 2 жыл бұрын

yes and no, for example in SLC we have unified fire, they are mostly structure, but they just started a wildland program like a year or 2 ago , wildland firefighters are not allowed to put out structure fires of any kind, including vehicles. only if that fire spread to surrounding vegetation and eve then only the green and not the structure. we do work together a lot though, structure engines can be useful as long as theres a convenient road that goes right up to the fire

@ryanforster8761 2 жыл бұрын

@@ownlywon so structure can fight wildfires?

@emmanuelawosusi2365 2 жыл бұрын

@@ryanforster8761 you can be a wildland firefighter in summer and sucture firefighting the rest of year.

@challis65 2 жыл бұрын

There are many Departments that are trained to do both. My Department is in rural Nova Scotia. We are now entering Wildland Season, my Wildland gear is likely to be used a fair bit more than my Structure Fire Bunker Gear for the next few months.

@Carmen88888 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen more structure guys on Wildland fires in the past few years as Single Resource trainees (mostly as Safety). One told me he was released to get this qual because it gives him more time and experience on the fire line and makes his dept more valuable on the Wildland Urban Interface (which it seems like a lot more type 1 and 2 engines are being called to, just based on my experience).

@emmanuelawosusi2365 2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@dogloversrule8476 Жыл бұрын

Do wildland firefighters respond to stand structure fires during the off season?

@knightofrose115 10 ай бұрын

Depends which station they are a part of. Lots of county departments will have their firefighters trained to respond to both wildland and structure fires for their county, whereas city departments are just structure and highway firefighting. If you want to go on deployments to fight wildfires during fire season that is a different story

@dogloversrule8476 10 ай бұрын

@@knightofrose115 ok, thank you

@emmanuelawosusi2365 Жыл бұрын

Only the brave

@Ronaldrygun 2 жыл бұрын

Why r the trucks green, here we just have red and the occasional white

@KnoxCountyFireBureau 2 жыл бұрын

In the 1980s there was a study to determine memorable color combinations to enhance road side construction safety. The most memorable combination was neon pink on black, and neon green on black also made the top of the list. So fire departments along with Rural Metro adopted the “safety green” color.

@emmanuelawosusi2365 2 жыл бұрын

@@KnoxCountyFireBureau can I do both sucture and wildland firefighting?

@KnoxCountyFireBureau 2 жыл бұрын

@@emmanuelawosusi2365 of course, it depends on a FD’s resources and what their mission is. For instance there are specifically trained and operate as wildland firefighters. Most FDs with green-spaces within their communities are also trained to handle wildland fire emergencies as well.

@emmanuelawosusi2365 2 жыл бұрын

@@KnoxCountyFireBureau thanks so should I start with fire academy or just apply with the forest service for wildland firefighting,or should I do sucture then wildland part time?

@KnoxCountyFireBureau 2 жыл бұрын

@@emmanuelawosusi2365 have you been hired by a fire department? If you have a chance to research your FD of choice, ask if they are also trained to handle wildland emergencies. If they are you might be able to do both at the same FD and have wildland as your professional specialty?

@x-caliber1355 2 жыл бұрын

can wildland firefighters use gas masks not with a SCBA but with particulate filters because of the consistent exposure to smoke?

@challis65 2 жыл бұрын

There are NFPA approved air-purifying respirators (APR) for this type of work. Some will use a scarf or bandana, some just breathe smoke.

@DiamorphineDeath Жыл бұрын

No, the particulates are too small and will pass through any mask or filter, makes no sense to use, and you can’t work hard in a mask for 10 hours a day running chainsaws or digging hand line. It’s a part of the job, is eating an immense amount of smoke.

@bminusconstruction4212 3 жыл бұрын

Differences is Cancer

@cain-A-brilliant_demon9819 15 күн бұрын

If you wear your chain strap on wildland with no helicopters near your a ducer 😂

@DirtySanchez3007 3 жыл бұрын

The real difference is wildland firefighters actually put fires out. Structure firefighters use to much water and leave a mess for wildland firefighters to clean up. Structure firefighters should stick to what they no best. Saving kittens from tree's

@ep3632 2 жыл бұрын

**cough cough** cal fire **cough**

@Ronaldrygun 2 жыл бұрын

Shit what are y’all on in Tennessee, in va we’re just both, we get a structure fire we throw on the bunker gear, we get a forest fire we throw on the wild lands gear

@emmanuelawosusi3276 2 жыл бұрын

@@Ronaldrygun are you paid

@Chuckfinlee432 Жыл бұрын

Imagine being this lame and leaving a comment like that

@smorris281 Жыл бұрын

LA County trains all its members for both structural and brush fires and they do both quite often and quite well.