Fire Rescue Unit

[Luminoki]

One for the London bods but what equipment is standard across all the FRUs? I know each one has a specialism ( hazmat, line rescue etc ) but im curious as to how much the specialist equipment gets used as opposed to the “bog standard” lot they carry

[Adsoc89]

RTC, snake eye, hot cutting gear and EDBA are standard across all FRUs I think. (I've just been on PAO at an FRU station that's got different skills to mine so its just what I saw doing inventory off the top of my head).

[BurtMacklin]

Lucky to get 3 or 4 working line jobs in a year, most of them are stand around and do nothing 

[Messyshaw]

I have been out of the job far too long to answer that, but I also have a FRU question

Recently there was a fractured 6" gas main under a 24 storey building that attracted 3 x pumps and 3 x FRUs

I acknowledge that this was a big leak in a difficult location, but why 3 FRUs? What would be their role in such an incident???

[JonnyHolbs]

At a guess, probably for EDBA wearers and DIM sweep as it was a large building. I think they’re all hazmat FRUs as well, so at least one of them would’ve been there for decontamination (this is all a guess, so those in the know please correct me).

[Messyshaw]

Decon at a natural gas leak? 

Maybe I am being DIM 🤔

[JonnyHolbs]

Not that it would be required, but just procedure.

[Adsoc89]

34 minutes ago, Messyshaw said:

Decon at a natural gas leak? 

Maybe I am being DIM 🤔

I’ve been on a shout like this and we asked the same question to very blank faces. 

[Toffer]

I feel like I am being dim as well but can someone explain the acronyms please?! DIM, EDBA, PAO, and what is or are snake eyes?! 

[Aspire]

8 hours ago, Messyshaw said:

Decon at a natural gas leak? 

Maybe I am being DIM 🤔

Decon Support (which is what it provides) is on the PDA for a Level 2 Hazmat incident. The second FRU mobilises alongside the CBRN Rapid Response Team to bolster their numbers when they turn out to a job. I can’t answer for the 3rd i’m afraid.

6 minutes ago, Toffer said:

I feel like I am being dim as well but can someone explain the acronyms please?! DIM, EDBA, PAO, and what is or are snake eyes?! 

DIM - Detection, Identification, Monitoring

EDBA - Extra Duration Breathing Apparatus

PAO - Pre-arranged Overtime

[Keith]

With a leak on a 6" gas main, first question at the minute would be on which side of the meter was it on? 😉

[OscarTango]

I'm assuming snake eyes are the wiggly cable cameras for dark crevices?

[Dyson]

The LFB mobilise a PDA based on the category of incident, there are many categories! 2 FRUs ( hazmat attributes )  will be on the PDA for any hazmat level 2 incident, and a significant gas leak in the in the basement of a high rise structure is going to get a hazmats PDA. As for the 3rd FRU, that was probably a risk based decision based on the risk of fire and explosion posed by the incident. FRUs go to all high rise calls ( EDBA attribute ) 

Looks like an interesting little job actually, at a very high profile location.