Grabs 163 Carson City, NV (5/16/2018)

Jon Pedrini., Battalion Chief

Carson City Fire Department

05/16/2018

2-story wood framed multi family apartment

5minutes

8yr old male

120lbs Second floor window

Always be ready, fast turnout and mask up times make a difference

If your job is to clear a window for removal make sure you clear it out completely

Room isolation. Shutting the door and isolating the room from fire makes conditions immediately better.

Train often on the drill grounds and in the gym. Make sure the training is realistic and functional.

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Grabs 162 South Metro Fire Rescue, Colorado (March 2025)

First truck assigned all in VES Delta side.

Taylor Slaught Firefighter

Vince Pratt Engineer

House converted to Assisted Living

Initial Call as AFA, then upgraded to working fire with 6 trapped.

High windows

First window-heard vict call out from bed. 3 in first, pass victim out window head first.

Extending search from first room, bathroom and door swing (good orientation)

Find second victim in hall face down, dragged victim to same room where victim 1 came out.

Third victim heavy

Fourth victim-a lot of hands trying to make grabs.

Fifth victim found and removed by engine company.

All victims out and fire out in 12 minutes.

1)Fire attack supports search

2)when to VES vs going in through normal egress points.

3)when to extend your search beyond the initial VES room.

4)victim handling/when to take them out a window or go through a normal egress point.

5)making the decision when you locate a victim whether to hand them off to an exterior crew and continue searching or take the victim out and you stay with them until they are transported.

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Grabs 161 Orem Fire Department, UT, (7/19/2025)

Name and Rank: Austin McBride Firefighter Critical Care Paramedic

Department Name: City of Orem Fire Department

Date of Grab: 7/19/2025

Type of building: 2 story residential with add-on/DIY construction. Ill add a picture so you can reference it.

Approx time from arrival to removal: 7 minutes

Weight of the victim (approximately): 140

Method of removal: VES, removed out of second story window via ladders.

3-4 takeaways for show notes: 1) Due to communication lapses, I ended up performing the search alone, so I had to modify our standard search tactics: 2 people,1 isolates, one searches. Due to no visibility and quick location of the victim right by the window, isolating the door was delayed to effect the rescue. We can talk about the fire conditions and why I made that decision. 2) The window we brought the victim out of had a car parked right in front of it, so ladders were augmented to the side of the car, making the rescue more difficult (for those who encounter this in the future, stick that ladder right through the windshield) 3) Instead of bending the victim's legs at the window and hoisting the victim out the window, I found clean air right at the window and sat him up just below the window while I waited for ladders to be thrown and help to arrive to me. 4) I was engineer (driver) that day, so I was in a pumping mindset. Once an audible was called and our assignment was changed to rescue mode, I found myself lacking some critical equipment once performing the rescue: Radio, tool and water can. Take away: Always prepare for a potential rescue or for an audible to be called, even if you are a driver (Engineer), or even a fourth due arrival you never know.

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