Posts Categorized: Compentencies
Chicago Fire Department: Everyone Goes Home (official version)
In an effort to make personal safety a top priority, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) and the Chicago Fire Department (CFD) today released a new video, Chicago Fire Department – Everyone Goes Home®.
Read More »
Commercials- Got Fire; Anticipate Collapse
There are numerous factors to be cognizant of at commerical building fires especially when it comes to identifying precursors and indicators for collapse. Got Fire? Anticipate Collapse!
Read More »
Training for the Evolving Fireground
Today's fireground is evolving and transitioning due to a wide variety of changes, impacts and influences. Are you keeping up with what those changes are? Looking for some new and emerging training for 2012? How about Training in PA in November?
Read More »
The New Fire Ground and the First-Due
This edition of Taking it to the StreetsTM the program will be looking at the New Fire Ground and the First-Due
Joining the program will be two special guests: Division Chief Ed Hadfield (CA) and Deputy Chief Jason Hoevelmann (MO) providing a great opportunity to listen to perspectives from coast to coast and the heartland.
Read More »
Looking Back at The Cherry Road Townhouse Fire, Double LODD; DCFD 1999
Looking Back at The Cherry Road Townhouse Fire, Double LODD; DCFD May 30th, 1999
[caption id="attachment_2406" align="alignleft" width="148" caption="DCFD Phillips and Matthews"][/caption]
On May 30, 1999, (DCFD) fire fighters responded to …
Read More »
Combat Ready and the Fire Service Warrior on Taking it to the Streets
Discussions on what is meant by embracing the philosophy of the fire service warrior, and striving for the ready position.
Read More »
Survivability Profiling and the Fire Ground Size-Up
In support of recent program on Taking it to the Streets regarding Survivability Profiling with our special guest Captain Stephen Marsars, FDNY we are posting some of the research and articles to aid in your own individual research and increased awar…
Read More »
Three UK Fire Service Managers charged in LODD incident
Three fire service managers in charge of the operation at a south Warwickshire vegetable packing warehouse in which four firefighters died are to face prosecution for manslaughter.
The Crown Prosecution Service has decided that that Warwic…
Read More »
2011 FDNY Symposium
2011 FDNY Symposium
Schedule/Topics
Tuesday March 15
08:30 - 8:45 Welcome and Introduction by FDNY Commissioner and Chief of Department.
08:45 - 10:00 The latest building trends in construction and technology including 'Green Buildings"…
Read More »
VES:Flashover, Bailout and Close-call
N.J. Firefighter bailout from Second-Story Window as a result of room fashover
An Asbury Park (NJ) firefighter was seriously burned while fighting an apartment fire in the seaside community. 41-year-old firefighter Jason Fazio was in listed in cri…
Read More »
Make Everyday a Training Opportunity
[caption id="attachment_1565" align="aligncenter" width="341" caption="Make Everday a Training Opportunity"][/caption]
Here's some USFA/NFA Training Program Course Titles and direct Links to their respective Student Manuals (PDF Files) that yo…
Read More »
Collapse of Bowstring Truss Roof Seriously Injures Fire Fighter
[caption id="attachment_1367" align="alignleft" width="371" caption="Fire suppression operations on Alpha side prior to collapse. Firefighter is seen in the immediate collapse zone"][/caption]
The NIOSH Fire fighter Investigation and Prevention Progr…
Read More »
Taking it to the Streets: The First-Due Officer
Grab a cup of coffee and sit down for an hour with Taking it to the Streets on Firefighernetcast.com where we’ll discuss the street level issues affecting the First-Due Officer on Wednesday night November 17th at 9:00 pm EST.
Read More »
Rules of Engagement 2010
The “Rules” were formally adopted by the IAFC Health, Safety and Survival Section at the Fire Rescue International Conference held last week in Chicago.
Read More »
In the Streets; On the Air
Taking it to the Streets had its premier July 21st on Firefighter Netcast.com with a lively and provoking discussion on “What’s on YOUR Radar Screen?” The program theme aligned with a recent posting on the same topic. Join me on the program wer…
Read More »
Premiering “What’s on YOUR Radar Screen”? on Fire Fighter Netcast.com
Taking it to the Streets
Premiering Wednesday July 21st 9:00pm ET
Live on Firefighter Netcast.com
Premiering “What’s on YOUR Radar Screen”?
Check out what’s on of off your radar screen on CommandSafety.com
If you’ve never listened to…
Read More »
Newest NIOSH Alert: Preventing Deaths and Injuries of Fire Fighters at Structure Fires
NIOSH released it's latest Alert on Firefighter Risk Reduction. Fire fighters are often killed or injured when fighting fires in abandoned, vacant, and unoccupied structures. These structures pose additional and sometimes unique risks due to the potentia…
Read More »
What’s On Your Radar Screen?
BuildingsonFire 2010; Building Construction, Command Risk Management and Operational Safety
Major Influencing Fire Service Reports, Issues or Focus that should be on Your Radar Screen
The following list is but a modest cross section of pertinen…
Read More »
Eleven Minutes to Mayday; What You Need to Know
The Colerain Township (OH) Fire and EMS Department under the leadership of Director and Chief G. Bruce Smith recently released its final report Investigation Analysis of the Squirrels nest Lane Firefighter Line of Duty Deaths related to the Ap…
Read More »
No More History Repeating Events-Remembrance
As we approach the July 4th holiday period, two significant LODD incidents previously occurred during this time frame that hold a number of lessons learned related to command management, operations, building construction principles and building performan…
Read More »
Ten Minutes in the Street: Interactive Scenarios Returning to Firefighter Nation
Ten Minutes in the Street
After a bit of an extended hiatus on the lecture circuit, Ten Minutes in the Street is returning to the Firefighter Nation Forums with more of what you came to expect with high quality scenarios and thought provoking discuss…
Read More »
NIST Report on Residential Fireground Field Experiments ISSUED
Report-on-Residential-Fireground-Field-Experiments
The NIST Firefighter Safety and Deployment Study; Titled- Report on Residential Fireground Field Experiements was issued this morning. A copy of the report is attached. The report is also available f…
Read More »
The “Routiness” of Success, Or Not..
It's no longer just brute force and sheer physical determination that define structural fire suppression operations. Aggressive firefighting must be redefined and aligned to the built environment and associated with goal oriented tactical operations th…
Read More »
It’s more than just Size-Up; Situational Awareness and Dynamic Risk Assessment
Dynamic Risk Assessment is commonly used to describe a process of risk assessment being carried out in a changing or evolving environment, where what is being assessed is developing as the process itself is being undertaken.
This is further problematica…
Read More »
