Last Man Out with Jeremiah King

02/15/24 • 22 min

Code 3 - The Firefighters Podcast

One

of the best ways to learn anything is by experience.

better way, though, is to learn from others’ experiences.

That’s

why we’re talking with today’s guest—to get some insight from someone who

learned the hard way.

Captain

Jeremiah King has been with the Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority for

more than 20 years.

But

the story of this response takes place when he was about four years into his career.

And

as you’ll hear, that career—not to mention, his life—nearly came to an end one

night on a structure fire in a large home.

One of the best ways to learn anything is by experience.

A better way, though, is to learn from others’ experiences.

That’s why we’re talking with today’s guest—to get some insight from someone who

learned the hard way.

Captain Jeremiah King has been with the Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority for

more than 20 years.

But the story of this response takes place when he was about four years into his career.

And as you’ll hear, that career—not to mention, his life—nearly came to an end one

night on a structure fire in a large home.

One

of the best ways to learn anything is by experience.

better way, though, is to learn from others’ experiences.

That’s

why we’re talking with today’s guest—to get some insight from someone who

learned the hard way.

Captain

Jeremiah King has been with the Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority for

more than 20 years.

But

the story of this response takes place when he was about four years into his career.

And

as you’ll hear, that career—not to mention, his life—nearly came to an end one

night on a structure fire in a large home.

One of the best ways to learn anything is by experience.

A better way, though, is to learn from others’ experiences.

That’s why we’re talking with today’s guest—to get some insight from someone who

learned the hard way.

Captain Jeremiah King has been with the Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority for

more than 20 years.

But the story of this response takes place when he was about four years into his career.

And as you’ll hear, that career—not to mention, his life—nearly came to an end one

night on a structure fire in a large home.

Previous Episode

HyperSight Vehicle-Mounted TICs with Stan Cannata

Anyone who has ever fought a wildland fire knows situational

awareness is critical to safety and effectiveness on the fireground.

But visibility, a key part of that awareness, is often limited by thick smoke in the wildland fire environment.

Call it the fog of war, if you like.

No matter what you call it, it’s tough to fight a fire when you can’t see through the smoke.

That lack of visibility can lead to all kinds of trouble—especially vehicle accidents.

Today, in this special edition of Code 3, we’ll explore one commercial product that can make the wildland environment safer for firefighters.

It’s called Hypersight, built by RPX Technologies. It’s a tough, vehicle-mounted thermal imaging camera. It allows the crew in the cab to see through smoke as they drive.

But it can show more than that, and as you’ll hear, it also has applications in urban firefighting settings.

And joining me is Stan Cannata, to explain how the HyperSight system gives fire crews an advantage in dangerous situations.

Next Episode

PFAS in Turnout Gear May Be Hard to Replace with Bryan Ormond

A recent study done at North Carolina State University took a look at PFAS chemicals used in turnout gear and came to some interesting conclusions.

PFS layers are what give current turnout coats and pants their oil and water repellency.

They're also a known carcinogen, so donning PPE made with PFAS is dangerous even before you step onto your engine or truck.

Unfortunately, when the study looked at alternatives, it found that all oil repellents can also repel water, but all water repellents don’t necessarily repel oil.

My guest on this show is Bryan Ormond, an assistant professor of textile engineering, chemistry and science at NC State. He also wrote up the results of the study.