SAM 084 | Interview with County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service Captain Jason Nesbitt and Crew

In this episode we discussed some really important and valuable topics that all firefighters can face, including:   How to maintain control of you own personal situation when you show up on scene of a house fire and find out that it is owned and or occupied by either a family member, loved one, ex partner, friend, etc. The impact that helmet cameras can have on situational awareness, decision making and behavior. How to keep from getting caught off-guard when you arrive at a working incident How a firefighter (non-officer) can develop and maintain situational awareness. County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service Recruitment Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-NsafQaRPA . The County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service is comprised of several different stations at different levels. We have 2 full time staffed stations which cover the regions of the County of Grande Prairie which immediately surround the City of Grande Prairie. These 2 stations are composite (combination staffing) and typically are comprised of 2 full time staff, supplemented by 2 part time (paid on call staff) for a total of four crew members in each of the 2 stations. Overall, staffing consists of 20 full time-staff, and another 80 part-time members. The staffed service area has a population of approximately 12,000 with a mix of rural, urban, commercial, industrial and forested areas. As a result of the variety they face, the County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service members are trained to provide a wide array of services. Members are trained for: Structural  / vehicle Firefighting to 1001 Level 2 Hazardous materials to technician level Rope rescue to technician level Ice rescue to technician level Wildland firefighting to 1051 level 1 MVC extrication to 1001 level 2 Confined space rescue 1006 level 1 Farm extrication 1006 level 2 Medical co-responses to EMR (EMT-B) The service area for the staffed stations is about 300 square miles. In addition we have 3 rural volunteer paid on call stations in 3 of our hamlets, and an additional 4 stations in 3 towns and 1 village located within the county to provide services. Our rural volunteer stations are 100% operated by our service. The contract departments are operated by their municipalities, and are provided with apparatus for county responses by our service. The entire County of Grande Prairie covers approximately 2800 square miles. The call volume for the entire region excluding the city of Grande Prairie is about 1500 calls per year. Our 2 staffed stations see about 800-900 of those calls. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com   Guest Information Jason Nesbitt Captain “C” Platoon County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service Phone: 780-532-3145
 Cell: 780-814-0280
 www.countygp.ab.ca
 Address: 10001 - 84 Avenue Clairmont, AB T0H 0W0   Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hats GMC - Virgin Records   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