Training: Tactical Response to Modern House Fires

Monday, October 7, 6:30 PM
Willowvale Fire Department, 3459 Oneida Street, Chadwicks, NY 13319

House fires are our most important alarm. House fires account for 75% of all civilian fire deaths. Our strategy and tactics must be up to the challenge. This program will provide updates to modernize your strategy and tactical actions for aggressive search, rescue and suppression. It will introduce you to modern hazards of fire dynamics and how best to be an effective, aggressive and intelligent fire officer or firefighter. Several case histories of successful fire attacks and LODD’s will be examined that have resulted in modern tactics.

Jerry Knapp Bio:
Jerry Knapp is a 43 year veteran Firefighter/EMT with the West Haverstraw (NY) Fire Department. He is a training officer at the Rockland County Fire Training Center in Pomona, NY. He is the Chief Officer for Rockland County Hazmat Team and a former Nationally Certified Paramedic. He is the author of the “Fire Attack” chapter in the FF I-II manual published by Fire Engineering. Other published works including numerous articles on the subject of ‘house fires’ and ‘engine company operations.’ He is a member of the technical panel for the UL Study on Fire Attack at House Fires. He is retired from the US Military Academy, West Point as the Plans Officer and Director of Emergency Services. In 2017, he was featured in the Elkhart Brass “Brass Tacks, Hard Facts” series. Recently, he is a co-author of the Fire Engineering book[s] House Fires and Tactical Response to Natural Gas Emergencies.