Joe Alvarez and company review stabilizing a floor joist using a strut to prevent collapse.
Course Type: Short Video
Course Duration: 3
Joseph Alvarez
Captain
Maplewood (NJ) Fire Department
JOSEPH M. ALVAREZ is a 30-year veteran of the fire service and a captain with the Maplewood (NJ) Fire Department, where he had worked on Tower Ladder 31 for 14 years and is assigned to Squad Co. 32. He is a NJ-certified fire instructor, level 2, and teaches at the Bergen County Fire Academy. He is also a NJ state fire official and a member of the Arson Task Force. He was responsible for implementing the training of the technical rescue team in Essex County. He has been a HOT instructor for FDIC International since 1998. He is a co-author of the search chapter of Fire Engineering’s Handbook for Firefighter I and II and the author of the “Bread-and-Butter” Ventilation video. He is a member of NJ-TF1 USAR and a battalion chief with the Wyckoff (NJ) Volunteer Fire Department.
Courses By Joseph Alvarez
Joe Alvarez discusses a method of forcible entry for attacking the hinges on commercial doors.
Course Type: Short Video
Course Duration: 6
Joe Alvarez and company demonstrate several methods for preventing a garage door from rolling down on firefighters operating inside a structure.
Course Type: Short Video
Course Duration: 7
Joe Alvarez and company demonstrate stretching a 1 3/4-inch line as if it were a "modified" minuteman load to make your advance and attack more efficient and effective on the fireground.
Course Type: Short Video
Course Duration: 7
Joe Alvarez and company examine considerations for making a window into a door on balloon-frame construction.
Course Type: Short Video
Course Duration: 7
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