Posts Categorized: Fire Suppression
Hose Streams and Fire Suppression Research from the NIST
Little, if any, fire suppression research has been conducted on the effectiveness of fire streams from manual hose lines during the past 50 years.
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FDNY Brooklyn Box 4080: 17 Vandalia Avenue 12.18.1998
FDNY Brooklyn Box 4080: 17 Vandalia Avenue 12.18.1998
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Remembering Brackenridge 1991 Floor Collapse and LODD
Remembering Brackenridge 1991 Floor Collapse and LODD
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USFA Releases 2010 Fire Estimate Summary Series
USFA Releases 2010 Fire Estimate Summary Series which presents basic information on the size and status of the fire problem in the United States as depicted through data collected in USFA’s National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).
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SFFD Diamond Heights LODD Safety Violations
State investigators have cited the San Francisco Fire Department for "serious" worker safety violations in the deaths of two firefighters killed battling a Diamond Heights house fire in June
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Residential Pre-Arrival: What are your Considerations?
Having Knowledge or information of Pre-arrival Conditions; upon arrival of companies may have an influence on the implementation of an effective incident action plan. What would you need to know or consider?
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NFPA 2010 Fire Loss in the U.S. Report issued
Public fire departments responded to 1,331,500 fires in the United States during 2010, a slight decrease from the previous year and the lowest number since 1977 according to the NFPA in it's report release.
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Apartment Complex Under Construction: Rapid Deployment and Operations
Safety and accountability are high priorities at multiple alarm incidents involving a construction site. A rapidly advancing fire in an apartment building complex under construction was managed and controlled without incident. How prepared are you and your company?
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NFPA releases state-level fire service needs assessment for every U.S. state
NFPA releases Third Needs Assessment of the U.S. Fire Service with state-level fire service needs assessment for every U.S. state.
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Required Reading: Impact of Ventilation on Fire Behavior in Legacy and Contemporary Residential Construction
Another must read for all Company and Command Officers: Impact of ventilation on fire behavior in legacy and contemporary residential construction from UL. Take some time to increase your proficiencies and compentencies.
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Size-Up: Report of the Week (ROTW)
Sizing up a structure for a fire attack is a skill that takes time, practice and experience to fully develop. In some cases, if the size-up is too rapid, critical points can be overlooked.The National Fire Fighter's Near-Miss Reporting System's Report of the Week (ROTW) has some insights.
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FDNY: The 23 Street Collapse October 17,1966 Box 55 598
FDNY Multiple LODD 1966-2011 45th Anniversary. On October 17th 1966, Manhattan Box 598 was struck at 21:36 hours for the report of a building fire at 7 East 22nd Street, an art dealer in a four story brownstone. At 22;39 hours, twleve FDNY firefghters were trapped due to fire conditions and a floor collapse.
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Fire Loss in the United States 2010 report from the NFPA
The NFPA published its Report on Fire Loss in the Undited States for 2010. U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated 1,331,500 fires. These fires resulted in 3,120 civilian fire fatalities, 17,720 civilian fire injuries and an estimated $11,593,000,000 in direct property loss. There was a civilian fire death every 169 minutes and a civilian fire injury every 30 minutes in 2010.
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Three Firefighters Injured in Residential Collapse
Floor and wall collapse at a residential fire sends three firefighters into the basement and results in RIT rescues.
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Chicago Fire Fighters Battle 3 Alarm Apartment Fire on the City’s North Side
Chicago Firefighters battled an (3-11) extra-alarm blaze saturday afternoon in the Lakeview neighborhood on the City's North Side.
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Chicago Attic Fire: Firefighter Maydays, Four Injured UPDATED
Four Chicago Firefighters injured while battling a residential fire. Maydays were called while fire suppression operations were being conducted within the attic area of the structure.
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NIOSH Report addresses Operational Issues at Metal Recycling Facility Fire
NIOSH recently released its report on operational issues that resulted in seven career fire fighters being injured while fighting a fire at a large commercial structure containing recyclable combustible metals.
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Tonight on Taking it to the Streets: The New Fire Ground and the First-Due
Tune in to tonight's edition of Taking it to the StreetsTM where 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.
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Delayed Standpipe Operations Investigated in Asheville Medical Building Fire
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Apparent delays with establishing a sustained water supply via the building standpipe system are being published in the Asheville Citizens-…
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Medical Office Building Multiple Alarm Fire Leds to Fire Captain LODD
A multiple 4-alarm fire took command of a medical office suite located in a five story non-sprinklered Medical Center Office Building in the City of Asheville, North Carolina on Thursday July 28, 2011.
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Texas Captain; 2010 LODD Report Issued with Lessons Learned
Captain Araguz, a 30 year old, 11-year veteran of the Wharton Volunteer Fire Department made Captain in 2009.
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NIOSH Findings Reported on Bridgeport (CT) Double LODD Fire; Failed to Respond to Maydays
Bridgeport (CT) fire officials' failure on nearly ever level led to the line-of-duty deaths of two firefighters battling a fire in a residential occupancy in Bridgeport, CT on July 24, 2010.
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NIOSH LODD Report Issued: Fire Department faulted in firefighter deaths
NIOSH Released its report (F2010-18) on the July 24, 2010 house fire that resulted in the two fire fighter LODDs. Bridgeport fire officials' failure on nearly every level led to the deaths of two firefighters battling a West Side blaze last July, the NIO…
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program