Posts Tagged: Building Construction
More Building Construction for Size Up
In addition, the importance of the block wall in the back is important for orientation as well. If we get inside and get to a wall that is block, we have a pretty good idea of where we are. We only would know this by pre-planning and/or doing our 360.
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Wind Driven Fires
Wind blowing into the broken window of a room on fire can turn a "routine room and contents fire" into a floor-to-ceiling firestorm.
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Free Green Building Codes 101 Webinar
Green Building Codes 101: Navigating the Standards, Codes, and Rating Systems.
This webinar addresses many of the questions about the relationships between green standards, codes, and rating systems. This webinar was developed collaboratively by ICC, …
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Pre- Planning a tool for Fire Ground Survival
Often times firefighters have to gripe when being told they have to conduct Pre-Planning. During this time firefighters should understand the opportunity that has been afforded to them. Firefighters have to take notice of the construction , and hazards w…
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Fire Development in Modern Buildings
When was the last time you had a fire behavior class?
If you were honest it has probably been several years and most likely half of the class slept or paid very little attention because most firefighters like hands on drills were they can tear up stuf…
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2012 Les Lukert Conference, Nebraska Society of Fire Service Instructors
Exceptional Training opportunities at the 2012 Les Lukert Conference, Nebraska
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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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Buffalo Box 191 North Division & Grosvenor Streets; December 27, 1983
Remembering Buffalo Box 191 North Division & Grosvenor Streets; December 27, 1983
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360
It was a big hole. At least 8 feet across at its longest point and four or five at the widest. I won't exaggerate and say we nearly fell in, because we didn't come close. But that pit got my attention! This was a run-away wood stove fire and it was b…
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Photovoltaic Systems & Firefighter Safety a New UL study
Do you know what Photovoltaic (PV) is?
[caption id="attachment_606" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Photo from UL study for Firefighter Safety and Photovoltaic Systems"][/caption]
What are the safety hazards with PV?…
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The Same Mistakes: Newspaper Reports Common Issues Affecting Fire Operations
Four years after nine firefighters died battling Sofa Super Store fire, a report details an eerily similar set of breakdowns in a March blaze.
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High-rise fires cause quarter billion dollars of property damage a year
High-rise fires cause quarter billion dollars of property damage a year according to a new NFPA Report.
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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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HEAVY FIRE, JUMPERS AND JACKED UP ON MT. DEW
Here in "The Noke", we take a lot on pride in holding a majority of our fires to "room and content". Despite older homes and balloon construction, we do a good job at getting water on the fire quickly and efficiently.
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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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The Worcester 6
May the Worcester 6 always be remembered; “Fallen Heroes Never Forgotten.” Learning from the past is your responsibility.
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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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Green Roofs in Indianapolis, Indiana
Greetings to all,
This post is dedicated to all brothers and sister firefighters but especially those in Indianapolis, Indiana the home of FDIC the Super Bowl of Firefighting :)
MAYOR ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF FIRST GREEN ROOF INSTALLATION ON INDI…
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Bridging The Gap: Fire Safety and Green Buildings Guide
A Fire and Safety Building Guide to Green Construction from the NASFM
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First National Green Building Code Approved!
For the first time, the US has a national green building code.
The International Green Construction Code (IgCC), approved last week after two years of development, applies to all new and renovated commercial buildings and residential buildings over th…
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Second Alarm Apartment Fire, VA
Strategy and Tactics at Garden Apartment Complex and Residencies required special instructions, insights and knowledge that goes well beyond the practices and methodologies typically deployed at single family residential fire incidents.
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Balloon Frame Construction: From the Inside
This short clip show balloon frame construction from the inside. With Engine House Training, LLC this summer, we had the opportunity to hold a class in this building. It was going to be torn down and the interior wall coverings in most of the house had been removed. That exposed the balloon frame construction charecteristics that we so often speak of but seldom have the chance to see.
Read More »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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Up On the Roof!
A few tours back, the kid and I were on top of a wood frame, two-story residential. Metal roof. Taken there by the City's platform...
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