Firefighter TIC – Different positions show different temperatures
A firefighter thermal imager camera is a poor thermometer, but a vital tool for firefighting. Learn more with this video example and explanation.
This talk is with Peter Van Dorpe. We talk about being an instructor, training, performance and live fire training buildings.
Peter Van Dorpe worked with the Chicago Fire Department for 33 years, retiring in 2013 as the Director of Training.
He then served as the Chief of the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District through April 1, 2019.
He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Science Management from Southern Illinois University.
He has made presentations on modern fire ground challenges at FDIC, Firehouse Expo and World, Fire Rescue International and the National Fire Academy.
In 2012 he delivered the General Session Keynote at FDIC and addressed the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the “Flammability Standards and Flame Retardant Chemicals”.
In addition to his work as a Field Instructor for the Illinois Fire Service Institute, he has been a lead instructor for the Chicago Fire Department’s Fire Officer School, and has taught building construction for the fire service through the City Colleges of Chicago.
He is a member of the Advisory Board for Underwriters Laboratories’ Firefighter Safety Research Institute, and President of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI).
He has participated as a Subject Matter Expert for UL’s research on Firefighter Safety, NIST’s, “Evaluating Firefighting Tactics Under Wind Driven Conditions”, the IAFF “Firefighter Safety and Deployment Study” in high rise buildings, and several NIOSH Line of Duty Death investigations.
Chief Van Dorpe was the 2016 recipient of the Fire Engineering/ISFSI George D. Post Instructor of the Year award.
This conversation might not always be accurate. I am no guru and sometimes simple mistakes are made, especially if English isn’t a person’s first language. It’s just our chat – nothing more or less. Have fun!
A firefighter thermal imager camera is a poor thermometer, but a vital tool for firefighting. Learn more with this video example and explanation.
The important concepts of behavior, trigger and knowledge for training awesome firefighters. | The Swedish Firenerd
In this Q&A Gerard asks me about high rise firefighting, flow, pressure, straight streams, fog patterns, training, traveling fires and more.
A conversation between Rick Lasky and Lars Axelsson about fire service culture, recruitment, motivation, ownership, volunteering and more.
In this first Q&A I am asked about smoke cooling, straight vs fog streams, the BA-shuffle, transitional attacks, smoke curtains and more.
Video showing the limited influence of smoke cooling methods on fire compartment and the quick reheat experienced by advancing firefighters.
Stay low and keep the thermal imager camera low. Clean the lens with wipes to restore image quality during firefighting - Video example.
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Lars Axelsson shows how straight streams cool smoke and what the missing research and teaching pieces are for understanding it better.
A talk with Peter Van Dorpe. We talk about being a fire instructor, fire service training, evaluating performance, live fire training and more.
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