Podcast: Pride and Ownership: Dave McGrail
In this episode from the archives, host Rick Lasky talks with Dave McGrail of the Denver (CO) Fire Department.
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Training Minutes: Four Critical Points for Standpipe Operations
In this Training Minutes video on high-rise firefighting, Dave McGrail and company demonstrate four crucial details for accomplishing an effective hoseline stretch from a standpipe.
Training Minutes: Overcoming Standpipe Problems
In this Training Minutes video, Dave McGrail and Oakland (CA) Lt. Daryl Liggins discuss the effects of a broken supply line from the FDC into the building and methods to overcome this problem.
Training Minutes: Extending a Hoseline
In this firefighter training video, Dave McGrail and company discuss a safe and effective way to extend a hoseline in an IDLH atmosphere in the event of stretching short of the main body of fire.
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Training Minutes: Door Orientation at Apartment Fires
In this Training Minutes video on high-rise firefighting operations, Dave McGrail discusses the importance of sizing up the apartment door.
Training Minutes: Tips for the Nozzle Operator and Backup Firefighter
In this new Training Minutes video on engine company operations, Dave McGrail company share some details on these pivotal firefighting roles.
Training Minutes: High-Rise Fire Operations: Hoseline Extension
In this second Training Minutes video on high-rise operations, Dave McGrail and company discuss extending a hoseline to reach the fire apartment in the event that firefighters stretch short.
Training Minutes: High-Rise Fire Operations: The Apartment Stretch
In this series of Training Minutes, Denver (CO) Assistant Chief Dave McGrail shares his knowledge on high-rise firefighting operations.
HIGH-RISE/STANDPIPE HOSE PACKS: A PRIMER, part 2
Stretching is the most important com-ponent associated with the high-rise hose pack. Properly following the preceding steps regarding assembling and storage will make stretching the hose pack much easier and more efficient; rapid stretch of the hose pack is a very important advantage of using this method.
HIGH-RISE/STANDPIPE HOSE PACKS: A PRIMER, part 1
The Denver Fire Department (DFD), in 1998, implemented a new high-rise firefighting and standpipe equipment package and new methods for assembling, storing, transporting, and stretching the high-rise/standpipe packs. Fire departments across the country have introduced numerous methods for carrying and stretching these hose packs over the past several years. Some have been effective, others were effective in theory only, and others were downright ineffective.
