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Alive and well

By in Iron Firemen at May 6, 2012 at 8:58 pm
TRUST ME ... it's NOT an easy thing to do. Especially in a Department like ours. I'll go back to those two words.... TRAINING and DISCIPLINE. I applaud the effort and calls our guys are making out here on the street ... they're getting it RIGHT and our members are going home the next morning. Read More »

Fire Dynamics Simulation of 2011 Baltimore County LODD- 30 Dowling Circle

By in The Company Officer at March 25, 2012 at 7:42 pm
Fire Dynamics Simulation model provided insight on the route of fire spread, the rapid fire growth leading to flashover of the second and third level, and the benefits of compartmentation on slowing fire and smoke spread. Read More »

Baltimore County (MD) Firefighter Falkenhan Line of Duty Death Report Issued

By in Command Safety at March 25, 2012 at 9:55 am
"Firefighter Falkenhan was a well-respected and experienced firefighter. He died performing his duties during a very complex incident with severe fire conditions and unique fire behavior coupled with the immediate need to perform multiple rescues of victims in imminent danger. It would be easy if one particular failure of the system could be identified as the cause of this tragedy. We could fix it and move on. Unfortunately it is not that simple. No incident is “routine”. Mark’s death and this report reinforce that fact". From the Baltimore County (MD) FD LODD Report. Read More »

Adaptive Fireground Management for Company and Command Officers: FDIC 2012

By in The Company Officer at March 18, 2012 at 11:52 am
New insights into emerging concepts and methodologies related to the challenges that arise while fighting today’s structural fires on the evolving fireground. Read More »

San Francisco FD Berkeley Way Double LODD Report Issued: Routine Fire….

By in Command Safety at February 24, 2012 at 3:23 pm
This incident appeared from the onset to be a routine “room and contents” fire that the SFFD encounters on a regular basis. As the Companies were performing standard fireground operations, the incident rapidly deteriorated due to a hostile fire event. The failure of a window in the fire room allowed fresh oxygen to enter the room, providing a fire that was deprived of one of the key elements of combustion to rapidly intensify. Read More »

Looking Back at One Meridian Plaza High Rise Fire: 1991

By in Command Safety at February 24, 2012 at 12:01 pm
On what began as an uneventful Saturday night twenty-one years ago, a fire on the 22nd floor of the 38-story Meridian Bank Building, also known as One Meridian Plaza, was reported to the Philadelphia Fire Department. Read More »

High-rise fires cause quarter billion dollars of property damage a year

By in Command Safety at December 6, 2011 at 8:22 pm
High-rise fires cause quarter billion dollars of property damage a year according to a new NFPA Report. Read More »

HEAVY FIRE, JUMPERS AND JACKED UP ON MT. DEW

By in Iron Firemen at December 5, 2011 at 10:27 pm
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. Read More »

SFFD Diamond Heights LODD Safety Violations

By in Command Safety at December 3, 2011 at 9:00 am
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 Read More »

Where will you be?

By in Iron Firemen at October 13, 2011 at 11:59 pm
The 30th Annual National Fallen Firefighter's Memorial Weekend will be held this weekend, October 14th-16th...... Will   YOU   be there? YOU SHOULD BE! The Fire Critic ( Rhett Fleitz ) and I will be there. In my mind, this event should top … Read More »

Training for the Evolving Fireground

By in Command Safety at October 7, 2011 at 10:54 am
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 »

Gateway Midwest early registration ends TODAY.

By in Firegeezer at September 30, 2011 at 8:31 am
Go>Forward expands a meet-up into a fire ems training conference. LAST DAY for early registration. Read More »
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You’ve spilled something there on your shirt, Chief.

By in Fire Daily at September 28, 2011 at 6:24 pm
Talking the Chief into having a good idea takes talent. Here's a conversation overheard this week at a Midwestern fire department between Bobby, the Training Officer and his Chief. Read More »

Meet me in St. Charles! October 21-23 Gateway Midwest

By in Firegeezer at September 23, 2011 at 5:14 pm
Mike is spending his time and dime to get to the Gateway Midwest Go>Forward training event. Read More »

LOL … Ahhhh the places I could go!

By in Iron Firemen at September 23, 2011 at 4:33 pm
LMAO .... I have SO much content and "directions" I could go in for a great post. Of course, my regular readers know that the one thing that I don't tolerate is "fretting" so I guess I'll shoot it to ya straight. It's been a busy summer for me but for s… Read More »

Fire Loss in the United States 2010 report from the NFPA

By in Command Safety at September 17, 2011 at 10:14 am
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. Read More »

FDNY Chief Joseph Pfeifer on Leadership During 9-11

By in The Company Officer at September 9, 2011 at 7:25 am
Leadership in the evolving minutes of September 11th. FDNY Chief Joseph Pfeifer on Leadership During 9-11 and Beyond. Read More »

Three Firefighters Injured in Residential Collapse

By in The Company Officer at August 30, 2011 at 4:51 pm
Floor and wall collapse at a residential fire sends three firefighters into the basement and results in RIT rescues. Read More »

Remembrance: FDNY and Buffalo(NY) Double LODD from Floor Collapse

By in Command Safety at August 30, 2011 at 11:49 am
Take the time to revisit two Firefighter LODD incidents that both occurred in the month of August in 2006 and 2009 respectively. Both of these incidents involved a double firefighter line-of-duty death (LODD) and resulted from a floor collapse during the conduct of operations within the fire involved structures. There are numerous lessons learned and recommendations that can be considered and applied in organizations and agencies across the country, both large and small; career or volunteer. Read More »

Training this Fall: A Must for the Emerging and Practicing Fire Officer & Commander

By in The Company Officer at August 24, 2011 at 10:45 am
CommandSafety.com and TheCompanyOfficer.com will be participating in both the inaugural Gateway Midwest Fire & Leadership Conference and the Liberty Regional Fire and Leadership Conference this fall. Check out the exceptional training programs being offered and be there. Read More »

Combustible Metals and Officer Safety

By in The Company Officer at August 22, 2011 at 10:38 am
NIOSH recently issued its report on a recycling facility fire that occurred on July 13, 2010, in which seven career fire fighters were injured while fighting a fire at a large commercial structure containing recyclable combustible metals. How prepared are you as an Officer or Commander to address combustible metal fires both within occupancies and in the streets? Read More »

NIOSH Report addresses Operational Issues at Metal Recycling Facility Fire

By in Command Safety at August 20, 2011 at 9:07 am
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. Read More »

Tonight on Taking it to the Streets: The New Fire Ground and the First-Due

By in The Company Officer at August 17, 2011 at 7:42 pm
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. Read More »

Tonight’s Netcast

By in Firegeezer at August 17, 2011 at 10:34 am
Taking It To The Streets with Chris Naum Join in on Wednesday August 17th at 9pm ET for another special and exciting program continuing our series of discussions on the Emerging Tactical Renaissance in the Fire Service. This edition of Taking it to t… Read More »
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Upcoming Radio Show with “Taking it to the Streets”

By in A Firefighters Own Worst Enemy at August 16, 2011 at 7:33 pm
Check the upcoming radio show tomorrow night on "Taking it to the Streets" with Chris Naum.  It is sure to be a great show and a good time.  Here is some more information:   Please call in with your questions and get involved… Read More »

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