Fireground Technologies

Fire Ground Technologies was organized in 1997 to fulfill the needs of modern day Fire Departments. This company's goals and objectives are to teach and relay information to firefighters throughout the country to help improve firefighter safety, fire ground operations, and a wide variety of other aspects of learning such as, preplanning structures, municipal analysis / assessments for fire protection, seminars and hands on training exercises.

Fire Ground Technologies provides clients with the most comprehensive and informative classes and exercises available today.

Authorized and preferred trainer.

A young but aggressive company, has developed their own which included working in conjunction with American Heat Video to produce firefighter survival segments for 1998. Fire Ground Technologies is committed to giving the best fire training available to career, volunteer, municipal, industrial and corporate agencies.

To ensure the absolute best in quality instruction, Fire Ground Technologies' instructors are selected from the ranks of the FDNY Special Operations Command including both active and retired members.

IAFF ENDORSEMENT

After careful consideration of the various manufacturers and models of Personal Escape Systems, the IAFF selected the Petzl Exo Personal Safety System (PSS) as the preferred Personal Escape System (PES) for all IAFF Fire Ground Survival Master Instructors. Petzl in cooperation with the FDNY developed this system to provide fire fighters with a state of the art “bail out” device that is capable of rapid deployment under severe conditions. Purchase and use of this system requires training from a Petzl authorized trainer. Fire Ground Technologies has developed comprehensive lecture and hands on classes to ensure that the student fully understands the operation of the EXO. The IAFF has selected Fire Ground Technologies (an authorized dealer and trainer for the Petzl EXO PSS) as the preferred trainer for all IAFF Master Instructors.

CRITICAL URGENT MESSAGE

During a bail out training session with Fire Ground Technologies, our staff encountered a fatal flaw in one of the firefighters gear. As this firefighter descended on his escape system, his integrated harness inside his bunker gear entirely slipped out of his pants, and traveled over his head. He was basically in a free fall at this point. Observing what was unfolding, my FGT instructor immediately pulled on the brake side of the belay line engaging the Petzl Grigri resulting in immediate stoppage of the free falling firefighter. We then proceeded to lower him to the ground safely w/o injury. Needless, to say he was quite shaken, but absolutely fine without even a scratch. This incident without a doubt could of been catastrophic! I'd like to thank my instructors for being sharp every minute of every training session we do. The valuable lessen we all learned today is: When your Bunker Gear has gone out for cleaning, servicing or is brand new, YOU MUST INSPECT THE LEG LOOPS OF THE INTEGRATED HARNESS AND THE REST OF THE HARNESS SO THAT IT IS ASSURED THE VAPOR BARRIER LEGS ARE POSITIONED INSIDE THE LEG LOOPS OF THE INTEGRATED INTERNAL HARNESS. Another important point that FGT observed was that the waist belt of the harness pulled u through the adjustment buckle in the rear allowing the harness to completely leave the bunker pants and propell over the firefighters head. Fire Ground Technologies ALWAYS uses a class 3 harness adjusted to our students individual body type over their station wear and under the students Bunker Gear. This in itself along with my instructor's immediate action on the belay line, prevented what could have been a horrible day for everyone. Please copy and paste this in every firehouse to make everyone aware of this potential dangerous situation. If any of you have any questions or positive comments, feel free to respond to me at, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or DM me through this post. BAIL OUT TRAINING IS NO JOKE! MAKE SURE YOUR GEAR AND BELAY SYSTEMS ARE 100% READY TO GO!