Meadowood Court Mayday: Survival from the Company Officers Perspective
(Room 2B)
20 Feb 19
1:00 PM
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5:00 PM
On May 25th, 2008, four firefighters from the Loudoun County Fire and Rescue (Virginia) became trapped on the second floor while performing interior operations on a house fire in Leesburg, Virginia after conditions rapidly deteriorated secondary to a flashover occurring on the first floor. Four firefighters were burned and required hospitalization for their injuries. A full investigative report was completed on this incident and I will present incident operations, provide video footage of the incident with respective radio transmissions, describe our departmental changes/recommendations, and the lessons learned from the company officer's first-hand perspective. This presentation will also cover how training yourself and crew the right way becomes second nature and how you can rely on training when it truly counts.