Chamber of Hoarders Learning Center: Behind the Scenes
Here is a behind the scenes look at the ChamberofHoarders.com Learning Center. Four hours of education of Hoarding and how we need to Identify, Adjust, and attack the overloaded buldings caused by Compulsive Hoarding Disorder.
Hoarding and First Responders
Since the days of the Collier Brothers in Manhattan first responders have been dealing with the affects of compulsive hoarding disorder. The ChamberofHoarders.com is a website dedicated to teaching educating first responders on the needed changes to tactics and challenges they will face when entering the hoarding environment. From bio-hazards during a medical response to…
Fort Wayne Hoarder Fire
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A firefighter battling a Monday morning blaze at home in a northern Allen County subdivision fell through a floor, but was able to quickly return to his duties. Firefighters were called to 10722 Windsor Woods Boulevard in the Windsor Woods subdivision located off Dupont Road just east of Lima Road at…
News Coverage of Numerous Hoarder Fires
Are the number of Hoarder Fires rising? As we research this question the evidence seems to point towards: Yes they are. Until we establish a definite way of recording data on the number of Hoarding Fires that are occuring, we rely on news stories from around the world to update us on the number of…
Hoarder Fire: North Huntsville Alabama
Hoarder Fire North Huntsville, Ala. (WHNT)– Firefighters are investigating a house fire on Kennan Road. At two o’clock Sunday afternoon the call came in that both smoke and flames were visible from the home. It took firefighters nearly an hour to get inside. The front entrance and the inside of the home were full of items,…
Ems Response to Hoarding: Locating the Victim
One type of call that Fire, EMS, and Law Enforcement often respond to is the “check the well being” of a occupant that has not made contact with family in a certain amount of time. Being called to check the well being of a person inside hoarding conditions can turn into a major incident it…
Hoarder Fire Live Fire Test
Here is a sample of the Live Hoarder Fire evolution from Frontier Fire Company…..
Hoarding Assessment for First Responders
Dealing with the challenges presented by compulsive hoarding disorder is assessing how bad the conditions are. When families reach out for help with a family member the mental health professionals start the treatment process with an assessment of how severe the hoarding conditions are. There are different hoarding assessment scales available to use when assessing…
Hoarding Firefighting: Lesson from a Live Fire Experience
When firefighters enter a burning building many different factors come into play. One huge factor that can affect the outcome of the operation is the presence of increased amounts of belongings, caused by a person afflicted with compulsive hoarding disorder. As their collection of stuff accumulates the danger in hoarding firefighting increases. Over the past…