SAM 073 | Ryan Pennington on Hoarder Home Fires

The latest Book from Ryan Pennington, Hoarder Homes: Pile of Hazards for Firefighters is a culmination of three years of research into fires that occur inside homes filled with large amounts of belongings. Compulsive Hoarding Disorder is a psychological mental condition that affects between 2-5% of adults. With the number of afflicted growing so is the chances of firefighters having to deal with this issue.   The book covers: ·        Introduction to Compulsive Hoarding Disorder ·        Dangers faced by firefighters ·        Identifying and Pre-Planning hoarding ·        Introduced to a new name for hoarding ·        Offensive Fire attack ·        Defensive attack ·        Searching in Hoarding conditions ·        Overhauling ·        Special additional chapter covers EMS response in Hoarding Conditions. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com   Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hats GMC - Virgin Records   Guest contact information: Ryan Pennington [email protected]   Situational Awareness Matters! website www.SAMatters.com   Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/   Contact Rich Gasaway www.RichGasaway.com [email protected]   612-548-4424