GRABS Podcast

GRABS Podcast: Grant Schwalbe, Justin McWilliams, Nick Ledin, Jeffrey Bryant and others bring you the stories of the victim rescues being made all over the country.

GRABS Podcast is a history podcast hosted by Brothers in Battle Media, with 126 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Brothers in Battle Media hosts GRABS Podcast, a history show with 126 episodes published.

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  GRABS 192- Chatham County (GA) Fire Department (4.12.26)

  Sep 14, 202616 min

  Name: John Farrell Captain Truck 307 Department: Chatham County Fire Department Date: 4 12 2026 Building type: 3 story multi-family residual, lightweight wood-frame. Smoke and flames coming from the alpha side stair well extended to the Charlie side of the structure division 2 and 3. Reports of 5 victims 2 kids 3 adults Time of arrival: 4:02 4:04 Assisted and walked down the 24ft ladder PD video of kid drops: https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2Fr%2F1CQjFKZHjJ%2F%3Fmibextid%3DwwXIfr&data=05%7C02%7C%7Cbbfef9b1174a4e19ebb108deab992643%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639136871441996172%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BbrFWrhu4ImAXObZDppF7oRPBHEc4XtiXsj22vELc4M%3D&reserved=0 FD video of 3 ladder rescues: https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2Fv%2F1CkbNTapPb%2F%3Fmibextid%3DwwXIfr&data=05%7C02%7C%7Cbbfef9b1174a4e19ebb108deab992643%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639136871442197993%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=J0jhAEcpsT4IiSBqYPW9Jn9o42jdcbaZsK9bxrG9xQE%3D&reserved=0 3 takeaways: Nobody cares if it’s your first fire, be ready to preform. Physically and mentally Training matters we train to run on the fireground its about them not us SPEED with a PURPOSE We get to do this job be really good at it Grabspodcast@gmail.com

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  Episode #190

  Grabs 190 Ft Myers, FL (10/2004)

  Aug 17, 202623 min

  Grabs 190 Ft Myers, FL (10/2004) Grant speaks with John Lovato (BC, then FF) 2 Story Multi-Family Multiple Units Arrive at the Same Time First Vice Located by another crew on couch (deceased) 4-6 FF's went upstairs, child located in closet in laundry basket quickly. Viz @ knees Quick one person removal Discussion about how unorganized this felt (as a new FF) Under 3 minutes arrival to removal Grabspodcast@gmail.com

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  GRABS 189 - Normal (IL) Fire Department (11.2.25)

  Aug 3, 202638 min

  Matt Hill- Lieutenant 17 years Nate Riordan- Firefighter 11 years Normal Fire Department- Normal, IL Assigned to E10 the night of the incident (2nd arriving) 11/2/2025 approx. 1:45am Single-wide mobile home- Early 1980s model Approximate Times: Made entry approx. 3 minutes after arrival on scene Around 35 seconds to breach the exterior wall Located Victim approximately. 3 minutes after entry Removed victim approx. 3 minutes after locating him I think he was at the hospital about 9ish minutes later 12yo child- Approx. 100lbs Removed by hand- passed him off Takeaways: When there is reported entrapment, get off the rig in the rescue mindset. Any chance the victim had would not have existed if another 30 seconds went by. The 360* survey is critical. Three sides of that building were fucked and I actually radioed that a rescue was not possible after seeing three. The 4th side changed my mind and made me realize there was a chance to get in and search. Kids hide- Be thorough. Search like you’re looking for your own child. Coordination is key- We got the grab, but this was a full unit effort. We were in the room, but multiple people outside made it possible. Including: Bat Chief- Trusted his people to work. Nozzle FF on E13- Got the line in place at the window to control the room before it flashed. Water supply- Two Engineers were FAST establishing it Lt. Martin/Engineer Gerrietts- Passed out the victim and they got him to EMS Quick ALS Providers- Two of our FF/Medics doffed their gear and went into Medic mode, two others joined them and they provided excellent care in a timely manner. Grabspodcast@gmail.com

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  GRABS 188 - Paulding County (GA) Fire and Rescue (3/29/26)

  Jul 20, 202626 min

  Lieutenant Caleb Caldwell. Paulding County Fire & Rescue. Paulding County Georgia. March 29th, 2026. Single story, wood-frame residence on a crawlspace. 6 minutes, 12 seconds from on-scene to victim removal. Approx. weight is 250-275lbs. Drag from bed to a make-shift table, out a window on a ladder. Takeaways: Positive: Allowing homeowner to show potential victim location. Having a culture of targeted search even as first due engine. Using ladder from the residence to execute search and removal. Having a driver fighting fire from the exterior while officer and backstep are searching for known victim location. Negative: Line should have been deployed directly to point of VES for better/quicker protection. Grabspodcast@gmail.com

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  Episode #187

  GRABS 187 - Lexington County Fire Service (3/7/26)

  Jul 6, 202631 min

  Colin Cotter (Firefighter) & Reilly Kilbride (Firefighter) Lexington County Fire Service 3/7/2026 Two story single family wood frame Arrival to removal = 4min Dirty drag from ankles (each FF had one ankle) then extremity carry down the stairs Take aways - all units on scene did their jobs effectively to put our crew in a position to make the rescue - outside training was a big factor in making this rescue go smoothly. We both attened a large amount of outside training both together and separately. We both felt very prepared to be in the position to make an effective rescue. - Doing training regularly with our crew built a good team chemistry that paid off during this rescue. Grabspodcast@gmail.com

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