I am a retired firefighter (captain) and stumbled upon this video and will have to say I wished we would have had this type of instructors when I was coming into the fire service! I totally agree that instructors need to take a confidence building approach with confined space search and research preparedness!
What is more important than the title of the course is what is actually taught there. Just because it is a confidence building course doesn't mean that will be the end result. You have to analyze it yourself.
Ima 55 year old Lt and entered the service when I was 39 years old. My instructor's where all in there mid 20s and where good firefighters but I wish I could have met Ric back then, he sure could have saved me a lot of head aches. I went through the Georgia's Flames course to help me with a lot of the issue's Ric speaks of and after getting your ass handed to you for 72 hrs, you will either overcome or fail. This is how I will instruct from here out. Thanks for the video.
i am an older guy (mid 30s) about to finish academy. Im not small either but ive been working on mental toughness. Ill have to check out the GA flames you mention of
Not all, but I have seen many instructors use the confidence building confined space training as an opportunity to stage, laugh, and ridicule new recruits that struggle with associated anxiety during operating without visual reference in confined spaces. I have found myself in huge house (4000-5000 Sq ft) fires, disoriented in a closet having to mentally tell myself to control (slow) my breathing to methodically and purposefully take action to find my way out. It isn't always easy as some try making it out to be! As Ric stated, it is all about building developing (growing) the confidence in our capacity to manage and navigate through these situations. Some have no problems while others it may not be as easy! The main thing is be honest and open so these areas can be focused and improved on before the real thing occurs! You all can do it!
You sir,, are a competent and professional instructor. You explained the fears, how to overcome the easily, and how to succeed. You should sleep well, you’ve done well
Great job Ric! I used to find when I was on the job, in the middle of a wire box getting "worked up", humming a favorite tune while "swimming" through the wires used to help me a bunch. I was 53 years old when I took then, Lt. Stacy Nolen's course.
As part of my company emergency response team , I just finished this confidence course in a completely darkened room with smoke and blaring sounds of screaming . It was pretty awesome
Staying calm and collected helps, you have to remember nothing will hurt you and put you in a deadly situation in these drills. It’s the mind you need to conquer and remember your training prior. Some of ours we had to maneuver scba to our sides or take completely off in some areas and push through then put it back on in an area we could kneel in.
I know one commenter talked about not putting yourself in this situation. And gave other tactics to practice, which is fine. This is only one evolution, not the whole shebang here. Confidence building is necessary to build muscle memory and be confident that your equipment and training will help save your life. When I was in the Army, we would never put ourselves in ambush situations. The fact is it could happen, just like a normal search or fire operation can go wrong quickly. LAFD has a good example of that with Boyd Street Fire and how their training and equipment helped save their lives. But we always trained in the Army how to handle those situations and others. The fact that anytime the bullets start flying, it's easy for panic to set in, and you have push through trusting your protective gear and training.
Great box you have there. I made one myself but it has much smaller "doors" . Many times you need to take your scba off ,to get through. I m afraid i dont give confidence ,more like i give fear and disappointment. I should make an easier one.
He suggested this is progression of videos, but the whole season 19 bounces around... is there any way I can get a list of the videos focused just on the things he's talking about?
I didnt like roofs on steep pitch houses and my co always had me go to the roof. He said we are gonna force you to love it, lol. Never worked. I didnt mind scba just the weight over a long job got to me and in the summer added in a fire too. Heat stroke time. I drank 2 gallons of water per day in temps over 100. You get lean and strong quickly. Now im fat, dont work out due to disability, so use it to keep it
@@flextefitness4954Thats really inspiring to me, im 16 and plan to start the process of becoming a firefighter as soon as i graduate. ik you probably hear this a lot, but i thank you dearly for your service. you seem like a dedicated person and thats awesome and motivating for me. Blessings
Sir, will have to ask Ric. However, we do have plans for a modular SCBA maze here: www.fireengineering.com/firefighting/firefighter-training-prop-modular-scba-maze/
Think about this. It's Pich black. The house is full of flames and thick black smoke. The interior is unfamiliar to you. You have limited air. You have no idea where the victims could be. Are you going inside on your hands and knees to find and retrieve the victims or are you going to vent the windows and use your Tank Water to put the fire out first?
You have no mustache I don’t trust you. I’m just kidding you 100% know what your talking about and I would love to train with you. Omg you have a carpenter on your crew
A firefighter should NEVER put themselves in scenarios like this until the threat has been eliminated. There isn't a person on this planet that Could do this in a burning house without having a panic attack. What happens when you run out of air in one of those spaces? It would be INSANE to do this in a burning structure! This is the life and responsibility priority sequence. 1. YOU! 2. Your fellow firefighters. 3. Your families. 4. Then the victims at a fire. What good is an injured or dead firefighter to anyone? What good is there in risking your life in any scenario where the victims are most likely dead, or you have little chance to get them pout alive? Do you enter with a Fire Blanket and Buddy Breather to Protect the victims from the heat and gasses YOU are temporarily protected from? If you want to build confidence, then do things that make you feel safe. V.E.V.E.S V. Vent the fire room widows to allow the heat and gasses to escape directly to the exterior. This can be done from the exterior before you are fully dressed. TIME! E. Extinguish all Visible Burning Material through those windows while allowing the gasses to continue exiting the windows. This can be done from the exterior before you are fully dressed. TIME! V. Vent other windows to get a natural airflow going through the structure to vent the gasses. The first three can all be done before an entry team can get dressed and get the front door open. E. Continue extinguishing the fire as you enter the structure. S. Search for fire and victims in a much safer and survivable environment. Cooling the gasses as you go.
I am a retired firefighter (captain) and stumbled upon this video and will have to say I wished we would have had this type of instructors when I was coming into the fire service! I totally agree that instructors need to take a confidence building approach with confined space search and research preparedness!
What is more important than the title of the course is what is actually taught there. Just because it is a confidence building course doesn't mean that will be the end result. You have to analyze it yourself.
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Thank you for your service brother , I plan on becoming FDNY one day to honors those we’ve lost
No way!! What is it like? I have ALWAYS wanted to be one and my dad is one and it is fascinating!!
Actually he's very calming. He instructs in a very calm, intelligent manner. 👍👍
Ima 55 year old Lt and entered the service when I was 39 years old. My instructor's where all in there mid 20s and where good firefighters but I wish I could have met Ric back then, he sure could have saved me a lot of head aches. I went through the Georgia's Flames course to help me with a lot of the issue's Ric speaks of and after getting your ass handed to you for 72 hrs, you will either overcome or fail. This is how I will instruct from here out. Thanks for the video.
i am an older guy (mid 30s) about to finish academy. Im not small either but ive been working on mental toughness. Ill have to check out the GA flames you mention of
Not all, but I have seen many instructors use the confidence building confined space training as an opportunity to stage, laugh, and ridicule new recruits that struggle with associated anxiety during operating without visual reference in confined spaces. I have found myself in huge house (4000-5000 Sq ft) fires, disoriented in a closet having to mentally tell myself to control (slow) my breathing to methodically and purposefully take action to find my way out. It isn't always easy as some try making it out to be! As Ric stated, it is all about building developing (growing) the confidence in our capacity to manage and navigate through these situations. Some have no problems while others it may not be as easy! The main thing is be honest and open so these areas can be focused and improved on before the real thing occurs! You all can do it!
Thank you very much. I've had issues with SCBA training, but your video was awesome in how to prepare and what to expect.
Scba confidence training is vital in today's fire service i wish more departments would put this into practice
You sir,, are a competent and professional instructor. You explained the fears, how to overcome the easily, and how to succeed. You should sleep well, you’ve done well
What you saw was Ludacris in every way possible. Just because it was presented right doesn't Make it right.
@@JB91710, are you trying to be this retarded or is it coming to you naturally?
This is a breath of fresh air instructional bro. Thank you for the effort and great information
We really need a good instructor like you to help us gain confidence. I love the video
Great job Ric! I used to find when I was on the job, in the middle of a wire box getting "worked up", humming a favorite tune while "swimming" through the wires used to help me a bunch. I was 53 years old when I took then, Lt. Stacy Nolen's course.
As part of my company emergency response team , I just finished this confidence course in a completely darkened room with smoke and blaring sounds of screaming . It was pretty awesome
He sounds extremely educated. I would not mind having him be my instructor
Spoken like a true follower. What he demonstrated here should NEVER be done in a burning building for many reasons.
, you don't know shit, dumbfuck.😊
Staying calm and collected helps, you have to remember nothing will hurt you and put you in a deadly situation in these drills. It’s the mind you need to conquer and remember your training prior. Some of ours we had to maneuver scba to our sides or take completely off in some areas and push through then put it back on in an area we could kneel in.
Great instructor.
Horrible content!
@@JB91710 lol you trolling
@@josephpeters7076 The laugh is on you for making such a worthless and childish comment.
Im a jr volunteer and it was my first time and i had to lead all my departmsnt members through this
I'v met people that had confidence, but lacked competence. However, i'v never met anyone that had competence, but lacked confidence.
I love that
I know one commenter talked about not putting yourself in this situation. And gave other tactics to practice, which is fine. This is only one evolution, not the whole shebang here. Confidence building is necessary to build muscle memory and be confident that your equipment and training will help save your life. When I was in the Army, we would never put ourselves in ambush situations. The fact is it could happen, just like a normal search or fire operation can go wrong quickly. LAFD has a good example of that with Boyd Street Fire and how their training and equipment helped save their lives. But we always trained in the Army how to handle those situations and others. The fact that anytime the bullets start flying, it's easy for panic to set in, and you have push through trusting your protective gear and training.
Good tips.
Mom said she is
Doing the maze tommorrow again. anxiety was through the roof when I first did it. Thanks sir🇨🇱
I used to be in the fire department I have did it all it's not easy
I can personally say going down the ramp feet first compared to head first looked alot less painful 😅
Great box you have there. I made one myself but it has much smaller "doors" . Many times you need to take your scba off ,to get through. I m afraid i dont give confidence ,more like i give fear and disappointment. I should make an easier one.
Do you offer classes for outside departments or firefighters?
thank you for this video sir
Looks fun, I cant wait till its my turn
Let’s go boys!!!!
He suggested this is progression of videos, but the whole season 19 bounces around... is there any way I can get a list of the videos focused just on the things he's talking about?
I didnt like roofs on steep pitch houses and my co always had me go to the roof. He said we are gonna force you to love it, lol. Never worked. I didnt mind scba just the weight over a long job got to me and in the summer added in a fire too. Heat stroke time. I drank 2 gallons of water per day in temps over 100. You get lean and strong quickly. Now im fat, dont work out due to disability, so use it to keep it
Disabled or not, never stop working out. When you slow down, you start to die
@@datguy197 lol I’m ready to die. I’m 47. Lived a full life it’s time
Stay off of the roof of a burning building. Dah!
@@Thewhistleblows I joined the fire department at 49 and graduated at 50. I'm in a big city and we had a grueling 10 month academy. Never stop.
@@flextefitness4954Thats really inspiring to me, im 16 and plan to start the process of becoming a firefighter as soon as i graduate. ik you probably hear this a lot, but i thank you dearly for your service. you seem like a dedicated person and thats awesome and motivating for me. Blessings
I just failed my confined space course as I had a panic attack when I put on the respitory equipment.
Did you continue the fight? Push on guy!!
Meanwhile my one instructor is adding the pressure and trying to freak us out…. Would love to have this instructor
Yea you’ll get some like that unfortunately
Is he blindfolded?
Yeah, he’s got a BA shield on. It protects the lenses of the mask normally and is taken if while on
I feel like he is very familiar with this course.
This dude looks like he bodyslams fire
Where can I get plans for this type of maze?
Sir, will have to ask Ric. However, we do have plans for a modular SCBA maze here: www.fireengineering.com/firefighting/firefighter-training-prop-modular-scba-maze/
Think about this. It's Pich black. The house is full of flames and thick black smoke. The interior is unfamiliar to you. You have limited air. You have no idea where the victims could be. Are you going inside on your hands and knees to find and retrieve the victims or are you going to vent the windows and use your Tank Water to put the fire out first?
@@JB91710 Time… It all depends on the distance they are to the fire.
Yes safety
He’s sucking down air and that’s a seasoned FF.
Won't be a confidence builder when he runs out of air in one of those tunnels. Even with no fire.
You have no mustache I don’t trust you. I’m just kidding you 100% know what your talking about and I would love to train with you. Omg you have a carpenter on your crew
A firefighter should NEVER put themselves in scenarios like this until the threat has been eliminated. There isn't a person on this planet that Could do this in a burning house without having a panic attack. What happens when you run out of air in one of those spaces? It would be INSANE to do this in a burning structure!
This is the life and responsibility priority sequence.
1. YOU!
2. Your fellow firefighters.
3. Your families.
4. Then the victims at a fire.
What good is an injured or dead firefighter to anyone? What good is there in risking your life in any scenario where the victims are most likely dead, or you have little chance to get them pout alive? Do you enter with a Fire Blanket and Buddy Breather to Protect the victims from the heat and gasses YOU are temporarily protected from?
If you want to build confidence, then do things that make you feel safe. V.E.V.E.S
V. Vent the fire room widows to allow the heat and gasses to escape directly to the exterior. This can be done from the exterior before you are fully dressed. TIME!
E. Extinguish all Visible Burning Material through those windows while allowing the gasses to continue exiting the windows. This can be done from the exterior before you are fully dressed. TIME!
V. Vent other windows to get a natural airflow going through the structure to vent the gasses. The first three can all be done before an entry team can get dressed and get the front door open.
E. Continue extinguishing the fire as you enter the structure.
S. Search for fire and victims in a much safer and survivable environment. Cooling the gasses as you go.
Rippin Circle
I won't be able to be firefighter I have something hearing voices I would fail it
Nolan Extension
Madelyn Road
Jared Crescent
Idella Estates
Sigrid Corner
Little Street
CAN HE SEE
No. He has had his vision completely restricted by whatever they placed over the outside of the visor.
Jarret Camp
I'm a volunteer firefighter and our members are really Old. Lol this would kill them
Marjolaine Turnpike
McClure Bypass
Simonis Drives
Failure base model absolutely does not work.
Davon Mountains
Cristian Inlet
Lon Harbors
Daphne Union
Koch Vista
Konopelski Loaf