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Looks may be Deceiving 29 Oct 2011 | 02:18 pm
Does the exterior appearance of a residential structure "always" provide reasonable profile clues or assurances to the presence of an engineered structural support system (ESS)? What are occupancy pro...
Fireground Dynamics: Smoke Explosion during Interior Operations 16 Oct 2011 | 02:13 am
Three Franklin (OH) firefighters were caught in what has been determined to be a smoke explosion at a structure fire involving a restaurant occupancy in what appears to be a building of Type III const...
National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend 2011 16 Oct 2011 | 02:06 am
Help Spread the Word: Bells Across America Will Ring to Honor Fallen Firefighters Make sure your website or blog is providing live coverage of 2011 Memorial Weekend Information From the National Fall...
Don’t be trapped by Dogma, Strive for Excellence 11 Oct 2011 | 06:49 am
Excerpt from Steve Job’s Commencement Address, Stanford University June 12, 2005 When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll m...
Remembrance of 9|11, The First-due; Honor, Courage, Duty and Fortitude 11 Sep 2011 | 12:51 am
FDNY 343 Remembrance: Honor, Courage, Duty, Fortitude FDNY: 343 Firefighters | NYPD: 23 Officers | PAPD: 37 Officers http://www.9-11commission.gov/report/911Report_Ch9.htm
Tabletop Training for the Weekend: “Rubbish Fire-Fill the Box” 28 Aug 2011 | 06:09 am
This special weekend edition of Ten Minutes in the Street TM is being offered on CommandSafety.com and is taking advantage of a training video produced by the LAFD in 2009 that involved a basis initia...
NIOSH Report addresses Operational Issues at Metal Recycling Facility Fire 21 Aug 2011 | 01:39 pm
NIOSH Report Issue: Seven Career Fire Fighters Injured at a Metal Recycling Facility Fire - California NIOSH Exective Summary On July 13, 2010, seven career fire fighters were injured while fighting...
Defining Operations on the First-Due 10 Aug 2011 | 01:59 am
First-due company operations are influenced by a number of parameters and factors; some deliberate and dictated, others prescribed and prearranged and yet others subjective, biased, predisposed or at ...
Building Knowledge = Fire Fighter Safety 8 Aug 2011 | 06:55 am
"Modern incident demands on the fireground are unlike those of the recent past requiring incident commanders and commanding officers to have increased technical knowledge of building construction with...
NIOSH LODD Report Released on Fire and Collapse Which Killed Two Chicago Firefighters 6 Aug 2011 | 04:42 pm
NIOSH LODD Report Released on Fire and Collapse Which Killed Two Chicago Firefighters F2010-38 Two Career Fire Fighters Die and 19 Injured in Roof Collapse during Rubbish Fire at an Abandoned Commerc...