Posts Categorized: Situational Awareness Assessment
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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Remembrance: Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse Fire and the Worcester Six
Remembrance: Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse Fire and the Worcester Six
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Los Angeles Firefighters Battle Major Emergency at Townhouses Under construction
Another Major Emergency fire challenges companies at a townhouse complex underconstruction in LA. Are you trained and prepared to address an alarm assignment at a building or complex under construction? The rules of combat fire engagement are different.
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Training Download: Commercials- Got Fire? Anticipate Collapse
It is mission critical to comprehend and understand your department’s operational capabilities and the necessary deployment demands for fire suppression, fire flow and phased operations at commercial building fires. Training Download Available.
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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!
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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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Fireground Dynamics: Smoke Explosion during Interior Operations
Reading the Smoke, Fire Dynamics and Smoke Explosion
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Gypsum Board Ceiling Systems, Ceiling Collapse and Firefighter Safety
We're posting the ROTW alert in it's entirety below and are expanding upon this discussion to include materials previously posted on Buildingsonfire.com from the posts that surrounded the LAFD LODD of Firefighter Glenn L. Allen
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NIOSH LODD Report Released on Fire and Collapse Which Killed Two Chicago Firefighters
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 Commercial Structure – Illinois
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Standpipe Systems and Operational Insights
Standpipe Systems, Select Case Studies, Incident Reports, LODD Investigations and Operational Insights for Firefighter Safety and Operational Excellence
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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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Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week 2011, Day Seven; Fire Fighter, Fire Officer and Command Training and Preparedness
As the official Fire/EMS Safety Week 2011 begins to wind down, in many stations around the country this weekend is dedicated to training, drills and evolutions dedicated toward the many facets and functional elements...
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Firefighter LODD battling Pinckneyville (IL) Blaze from Wall Collapse
A massive two-building fire on the Pinckneyville town square Friday afternoon claimed the life of a Du Quoin firefighter, the fire chief's son.
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Situational Awareness: Wall Collapse Near Miss
UK Firefighter Narrowly Escapes Wall Collapse
Collapse captured on dash cam shows Greater Manchester (UK) Fire and Rescue Service close call
This was recently posted on Firefighternation.com and depicts a a video clip that captures a dramatic n…
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San Francisco FD: The Diamond Heights Fire Updates
Courtesy Patty Stanton
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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.
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Taking it to the Streets Radio Program On Firefighter Netcast.com
Survivability Profiling Live on Taking it To the Street
Taking it to the Streets Radio Program On Firefighter Netcast.com
April 20, 2011 Show 9:00 pm – 10:15 pm ET
Live and Online Taking it to the Streets with your host Christopher N…
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Compromised Floor Assembly Traps Firefighters
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A Taftville (CT) Firefigher was caught in a compromised floor condition while fighting a fire in a residential…
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Prince William County (VA) Fire Rescue Kyle Wilson LODD 2007; Is This on Your Radar Screen?
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Prince William County (VA) Fire Rescue Kyle Wilson LODD Report-Remembrance and Learnings
The Prince William County (VA) Department of Fi…
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program