Grabs 181 Owensboro Fire Department, KY (12/1/25)

• Josh Knies - Firefighter (K-Niece)
• Brad Hamilton - Firefighter
• Date of grab: 12/1/2025
• Type of building: Type V 2 story garden apartment
• Possible victim inside with limited mobility (radio traffic)
• 700 SQ FT
• Limited Visibility
• Approx time from arrival to removal: 6 minutes from first arriving apparatus.
• Weight of the victim: 150 lbs
• Method of removal: dirty drag.
• Takeaways:
  • Speed of making entry.
  • Everyone knowing their job.
  • Victim survivability with close proximity to the fire.
  • Clearing a path to drag the victim.
  • EMS waiting for the victim.
  • Getting a second ambulance.
• https://www.wevv.com/news/kentucky/owensboro-firefighters-rescue-person-from-apartment-fire/article_3bd85af1-7c42-4df6-b93c-3f1de96223e4.html

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Grabs 180 Grand Prairie, TX (11/20/25)

• Stephen Hromcik-BC, Brady Tedrow-LT, Nolan Wade-FF
• Talk a little IC perspective.
• Battalion Chief was first on and attempted the rescue before the engine arrived.
• Type of building -Single family residence, single story, approx 1300-1500 sq ft, brick veneer-wood frame
• Approx time from arrival to removal-1st on fire engine to removal- 2 minutes
• Weight of the victim (approximately)-140lbs
• Method of removal -Directed VEIS - Two rescuer wrist drag at floor level to exterior door. Approximately 8 feet.

LT/FF Takeaways:

• Early upgrade to second alarm and response of additional units for a known/possible rescue with multiple victims led to a positive outcome
• Whether or not to mask up on fires with known victims.

BC takeaways:

• Upgrading to second alarm early, request additional ambulances for victims and personnel on scene.
• Command post location, using TIC on exterior 360, gearing up if first on scene of a reported

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Grabs 179 South Bend, IN (1/21/2024)

• Brian Williams (Captain)
• People working out of position.
• Initial reports-no entrapment. Dinner time. 2-3 blocks from firehouse.
• Enroute 2 trapped and multiple calls.
• 2 story balloon frame-heavy fire out of every window and door on 1st floor. Heavy smoke on 2nd.
• Bystander said 4 kids.
• Stretched line 1 3/4” got pinned down with fire everywhere
• Officer found stairs, brought hose to base of stairs to hold.
• Met up with second engine company and flowed water on second floor. Found shut door.
• Captain E7 found 2 kids in bedroom (DOA)
• Searching another room found kid (boot first)
• Dragged her out (over knee with her head down) passed her off to another FF.
• Continued to search that room (heard glass breaking-E4 VES and found another girl right under window sill.) Brian continued to search bed-tic swung and caught his attention and he found an 18 month old wrapped up in the bed-passed baby off to another FF.
• FF Mayday occurs when FF fell through floor. Ended up going defensive. 5 total kids removed.
• Reports of one missing. Shut down ladder and found last kid in blowtorching room.
• 3 rescues/3 recoveries
• Take-Aways
  
  • Closed doors by time-even with heavy fire
  • Search beds thoroughly
  • Mental side-peer support
• https://wsbt.com/news/local/fire-flames-smoke-children-dead-house-home-investigation-cause-fund-fundraiser-family-smith-six-laporte-avenue-south-bend-indiana

Contact Brian brian.m.williams1992@gmail.com

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