Durham Dirty Work

Durham Dirty Work

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Instruction based on fire ground PROVEN tactics by instructors who have real-world experience.

We do not teach operations based on theoreticals; what we share has been performed and proven on the fireground.

3 hospitalized after flames tear through Durham home, officials say 03/02/2026

DURHAM FIRE, NC rescued 2 last night at a house fire on Weatherly Drive.

Aggresive fireground tactics win AGAIN!

https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/durham-county-news/3-hospitalized-after-flames-tear-through-durham-home-officials-say/?fbclid=IwdGRleAQSkidleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeMreOW9tsAgiHvraobmZOINvnJ8fpt3H4fjzsMtQJxRQCOd1Jg0FKAffMLyI_aem_wAWosS_m3Y0c8GsLAupW1Q

3 hospitalized after flames tear through Durham home, officials say DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) – Nearly 45 firefighters responded to a late-night house fire in Durham on Sunday. According to the Durham Fire Department, crews were dispatched just before 11 p.m. to the 400 …

Photos from Durham Dirty Work's post 02/25/2026

Just wrapped up an elevator class for Morrisville Fire Department over the past 3 days led by instructors Carl Hamlin & James Hicks.

Students got hands on training with multiple elevators and learned some safe practices about the Fire Department’s role in Elevator Emergencies. Students also got the chance to gain more knowledge on the Wurtec Dump Kit designed by Michael Dragonetti.

Interested in learning more about the Fire Department’s role in elevator emergencies? Reach out to www.durhamdirtywork.com

We would like to thank Morrisville Fire Department for trusting us to come in and deliver training!

Photos from Durham Dirty Work's post 02/14/2026

Just wrapped up an awareness level Elevator class for the Carborro Fire Department over the past 3 days led by DDW instructors Carl Hamlin & James Hicks.

Students got hands on training with multiple elevators and learned some safe practices about the Fire Department’s role in Elevator Emergencies.

We would like to thank Carrboro Fire Department for trusting us to come in and deliver training!

Photos from Anderson Rescue Solutions, LLC's post 01/27/2026

ARS at the annual Durham Dirty Work Conference!

Miss out the last couple years? Watch out for registration details in the coming months for this year’s conference!

01/09/2026

The members of the Durham Fire Department are back at it with another working fire in East Durham.

When we put on a class, the instructors from the Durham Fire Department are teaching you what works on the fire ground. The DFD sees a significant amount of fire duty every year and they have learned what works and what doesn’t. There is no guessing, just straight up fire ground proven tactics.

Check out our website at https://www.durhamdirtywork.com for more information.

Interested in working in Durham? Go to https://www.durhamnc.gov/622/Become-a-Durham-Firefighter

Video Credit: Tim McKoy DFD

Photos from Durham Dirty Work's post 11/01/2025

At the 2025 DDW Conference, we had a total of 4 photographers capturing the moments!

‼️‼️Below is a link to all the pictures‼️‼️

A huge thank you to Daylon Hayes’s wife Katie, Amir Anthony, Erin Kaplan & Captain Koppenhaver for taking pictures and videos for us!

📸Captain Koppenhaver’s Photos

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1iSfh_FNDvflyQ7tu9M7uoP_Abr2uVmNa

📸Erin Kaplan’s Photos

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1f903xlPE4017I_RtASFYqNuuFsbdsFqp

📸Katie’s Photos

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xFnCssDQpZoKfMG1pR6E2SfdZw9DPfR4

📸Amir’s Photos

https://amirthreatts.pixieset.com/durhamdirtywork2025/?fbclid=PARlRTSANzTfpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABpyp8cMRsFfrrFWSL5kKkGGgojfnTzPm7f8CuDrZXI_1LEIBxdoVU1tnP5DFu_aem_8qH_7vzEedG83JsazZrVug

10/23/2025

Here is a short look at one of the stations in the Search Class from the 2025 Durham Dirty Work Conference.

In this portion of class, our instructors use a custom door prop to help students practice the baseball swing method on residential, inward swinging doors. Once proficient in this tactic, it can be a quick way to make access into residences.

Photos from Durham Dirty Work's post 10/20/2025

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓭𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓔𝓷𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓮 𝓒𝓸𝓶𝓹𝓪𝓷𝔂

ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴇʟʟ ᴏᴜᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ 2025 ᴅᴜʀʜᴀᴍ ᴅɪʀᴛʏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴄᴏɴꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ’ꜱ ᴀ ʀᴇᴀꜱᴏɴ!!

ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴꜱᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴏʀꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ꜱᴜʙᴊᴇᴄᴛ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴇxᴘᴇʀᴛꜱ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ & ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ᴏꜰ ʀᴇᴀʟ-ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ, ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴏʙ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ.

ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ɢᴇᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʏᴇᴀʀ?

ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀᴛᴇꜱ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴅʀᴏᴘ ꜱᴏᴏɴ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ 2026 ᴄᴏɴꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ!

ʜᴇʀᴇ’ꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɴᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱ ᴘɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇꜱ:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xFnCssDQpZoKfMG1pR6E2SfdZw9DPfR4

𝓣𝓻𝓪𝓲𝓷 𝓗𝓪𝓻𝓭, 𝓣𝓻𝓪𝓲𝓷 𝓞𝓯𝓽𝓮𝓷 & 𝓢𝓽𝓪𝔂 𝓢𝓪𝓯𝓮!

10/14/2025

Durham Dirty Work 2025 🔥

SOLD OUT in 23 hours with
•122 Students
•50 departments
•9 states

All of us at DDW are beyond grateful to have such a great group attend. No complaints, just hard work out of all.

We will keep everyone updated with next year’s dates and classes.

10/11/2025

Here’s a quick glimpse from one of the 6 stations from today at the Durham Dirty Work Fire Conference!

Day 2 starts tomorrow!

The instructors try to create real-world situations they have been faced with so the first time you encounter them is not on the fireground!

•steep pitches
•low visibility
•potential for saws to cut off due to smoke volume!

Train hard, train often & stay safe!

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