GoPro question

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GILLSKI

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Does anyone know how a gorpro will hold up in some heat? I wanna mount it on my helmet in a live burn at the fire training center this week. It should have to exceed 200 degrees being its more of a smoke drill than anything else.
 
i know the internal max heat is 125 deg. (Celsius)

i would try and protect it in any way you can but just mount it up there and film.

 
It should be fine. I always have my digital camera and iPod on me when I am on a wildfire at my work. The only time I have seen something melt is usually pack buckles or thin cloth when they are exposed to open flame for a semi decent length of time
 
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isn't the upper area of a room several hundred degrees during a fire? even when you're crawling around? I'd think it wouldn't be able to withstand such heat.
 
thanks for the help... from the video i think it will be fine. It wont be in a real house fire cause it would melt like it was its job. just a small haybail fire with a lot of kerosene and smoke. If it can withstand 125 Celsius I should be fine. I emailed gopro but I didnt get an answer.

question 2 Im almost certain the adhesive mount want stick to my fire helmet. How else can I mount the fucker?
 
if the adhesive mount doesn't stick to the helmet all the way, I made mine stick as much as possible then used epoxy to fill in the gaps.
 
yeah that what i thought right after i posted. I figure that will probably melt off. and it's obviously not a vented helmet as that would be dumb.
 
haha yea its not I vented helmet...that would be pointless. im thinking maybe trying to wedge it behind the shield somehow... ill post pics and videos when I get to use it
 
Cool video!

Couple words of advice that I was taught when going to academy....

Take a breath!! hahah. Stop freaking out. You can tell that you're real jumpy and rushing things. Remember this quote....."Slow is smooth, smooth is fast"

When you're climbing the ladder with the say, use your free hand to hold onto the rails instead of the rungs. This allows you to slide your hand up, instead of letting go then re-grabbing the ladder. Remember, 3 points of contact.

And when you're cutting a roof vent, the order is Away, Top, Bottom, Near.

Other than that, great job.
 
haha thanks for the advice... this video wasn't actually mine I just figured id share with the guy who wanted a vid. I've been out of the academy now for a while. My department just has a training session next week at the academy's live burn field. So i figured id try to film it like this guy did.

3 points of contact is a given tho lol its shocking how many people only have 2 and with 100 pounds of gear and tools people fall more often then they should.

But Why "And when you're cutting a roof vent, the order is Away, Top, Bottom, Near."?

Im a truckee so I should know this.

Thanks
 
When you're venting, you're working off the roof ladder. And you'll want to stay out of the smoke/fire as much as possible.

When you make your first cut (away), then you can step back and stay out of any smoke that may start pushing out.

Next, you'll make the top cut, this again is so you can work under the smoke that WILL start pushing out of that cut.

Next, the bottom cut. This is because you want the closest cut to you last. If closest is not last, then you'll be working over top the smoke and fire that's blowing out. If you leave the bottom or top cut to the last, that means you already have 3 sides cut, and that piece of roof is VERY unstable. You definitely don't want to be reaching over that hole trying to reach the far corner with the saw, and risk a chance of losing your balance and falling on top of it.

Also, when you're cutting a vent like that, the chances are good that you'll cut through a truss. This in-turn weakens the roof. You'll want to be on that roof ladder as long as possible, as it will help distribute your weight.
 
wow i'm a moron, knew this, that's basic stuff. Its like venting a window upwind and going across...idiotic. I had a totally wrong picture of what u were saying before. We had a ventilation drill last week, I ripped the cord right out of the k12. Our RIT truck as 2 k-12s and ones so old it doesn't even have a decompression valve.

How aggressive are you guys on the west coast as far as interior ops and ventilation?

 
When I was working as a firefighter, it was actually southern WI. We were definitely one of the most aggressive departments in the area. Luckily, having fully staffed full time stations allows multiple trucks to respond instantly. Having 3 engines and 2 trucks all first due makes it pretty easy to put firefighters through the front door and on the roof quickly.
 
wow I envy you. Im on a volunteer dept and I go out of a sub station. Were lucky to even get a truck out of the sub station so I have to hop on an engine. I'd love to be paid to do the job one day the more I learn the more I love the game
 
Here's a video I came across last night.

Great POV of a rescue, and then a roof venting operation. If you watch the venting, you can see how he cuts in a less than ideal order, and ends up working right over the fire that's blowing out of the roof

 
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