Posts Tagged: Compentencies
Building-Occupancy Relationships and Firefighting
Knowledge and proficiencies related to building construction are formulative to all strategic, tactical and task level assignments.
Without understanding the building-occupancy relationships and integrating; construction, the compartment, occupancy ris…
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Taking it to The Streets on FireFighter Netcast.com
Taking it to the Streets
With Christopher Naum
A New Monthly Radio Talkshow on FireFighter Netcast.com Premiering on Wednesday July 21 at 9pm ET
A Buildingsonfire.com Series and FireFighter Netcast.com Production
Advancing FireFi…
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Looking at the Big Picture
A recent posting by Chief Ben Waller on the Candle-Moth Syndrome and the reference to Target Fixation brings to light some very important insights related to buildings, occupancies and the risk assessment process.The relationship of target fixation and f…
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Understanding the New Building-Occupancy Relationships
Without understanding the building-occupancy relationships and integrating;construction, occupancies, fire dynamics and fire behavior, risk, analysis, the art and science of firefighting, safety conscious work environment concepts and effective and well-…
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It’s Not Always Business as Usual
How much thought and efforts do you place on looking beyond the routiness of our response operations? You know, the redundancy, routiness and frequency of typical calls you run, the types of fire you engage in and the manner in which your company interfa…
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Yvorra Leadership Development Foundation
Yvorra Leadership Development FoundationI had the pleasure of knowing and working with Chief Yvorra back in the early 1980's when I bunked in and rode with PGFD Station 14 in Berwyn Heights, Maryland during my many trips to the MFRI and the UofM at Colle…
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2008 USFA LODD Report
You should make time this weekend and slide on over to the United States Fire Administration (USFA) web site HERE. USFA Report HEREThe United States Fire Administration (USFA) released the report Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2008. Th…
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Ninety-Nine days of Opportunity
The fire service is beginning to fully recognize the merits in adjusting, altering, and changing our strategic and tactical ways of doing business in the streets. The traditional attitudes and beliefs of equating aggressive firefighting operations in all…
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Take a Good Look Around
Have you stopped for a minute today and taken a good look around? Whether you’re sitting in the front seat at the stop light of an intersection or as you’re peering out the side cab window coming back from an alarm or while running errands in your P…
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Honor and Remembrance
For many of us, the events of September 11th, 2001 will forever be etching into our minds and hearts. The magnitude and severity of the sacrifices made that day by the FDNY as well as the NYPD, EMS and PANY/NJ uphold the tradition, beliefs, values and id…
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Tactical Renaissance
My most recent post that stated and advocated that fire suppression tactics must be adjusted for the rapidly changing methods and materials impacting all forms of building construction, occupancies and structures. The need to redefine the art and science…
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It’s Occupancy Risk not Occupancy Type
The traditional attitudes and beliefs of equating aggressive firefighting operations in all occupancy types coupled with correlating, established and pragmatic operational strategies and tactics MUST not only be questioned, they need to be adjusted and m…
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The BOSS
No this isn't about Springsteen....The Company Officer fulfills a mission critical role within the fire service that directly affects personnel and public safety and community accord. The title carries with it the opportunity to ride the “front seat”…
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Ethical and Moral Fortitude or Unemployment
Photo From STATter911Recently a Fire Chief from the community of Shaker Heights, Ohio (metro Cleveland) took a position and stand on issues affecting the department and the community related to budget reductions demanded by the mayor’s office. Refer to…
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Laminated veneer lumber (LVL)
Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) Are you aware of the product and it’s characteristics? Here’s a quick primer, ready or not here it comes in a neighborhood close to you.According to the manufacturer, Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) is a vast improvement o…
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Buildings Under Construction
It’s been a busy week for a couple of departments nationally with major fires at buildings under construction. A multiple alarm fire struck a 5 –story Apartment Complex in Renton, Washington that occupies nearly a full city block on Tuesday June 30t…
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NFPA 2008 Firefighter LODD Report Issued
The NFPA Firefighter Fatalities in the United States 2008 report was rcently issued. The report provides overall statistics on line-of-duty firefighter fatalities in 2008, including non-incident-related deaths. Includes patterns, trends, career vs. volun…
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Remembrance Two LODD events and the Lessons Learned
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…
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Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week: Day Seven; “The Courage to be Safe”
Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week: Day Seven; “The Courage to be Safe” Protect Yourself: Your Safety, Health and Survival Are Your ResponsibilityToday is June 20th, the seventh day in the Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival We…
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Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week: Day Six: “Situations, Size-Up, Actions and Entertainment”
Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week: Day Six: “Situations, Size-Up, Actions and Entertainment”Protect Yourself: Your Safety, Health and Survival Are Your ResponsibilityI had the opportunity this past April to present a large body of original re…
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Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week: Day Five: “From Waldbaum’s to Hackensack- Worcester to Charleston; Legacies for Operational Safety”
Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week: Day Five: “From Waldbaum’s to Hackensack- Worcester to Charleston; Legacies for Operational Safety”Protect Yourself: Your Safety, Health and Survival Are Your ResponsibilityToday is June 18th, the fifth da…
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Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week: Day Three: “Dynamic Management of Risk during Combat Fire Engagement”
Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week: Day Three: “Dynamic Management of Risk during Combat Fire Engagement”Protect Yourself: Your Safety, Health and Survival Are Your ResponsibilityOf the four (4) Key Focus areas in this year’s Fire/EMS Safet…
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Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week: Day Four: “History Repeating Events”
Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week: Day Four: "History Repeating Events"Protect Yourself: Your Safety, Health and Survival Are Your ResponsibilityToday is June 17th, the fourth day in the Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week. To many of you,…
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Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week: Day Two. “Building Knowledge = Firefighter Safety”, Know Your District and its Risk
Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week: Day Two. “Building Knowledge = Firefighter Safety", Know Your District and its RiskProtect Yourself: Your Safety, Health and Survival Are Your Responsibility. There are Four (4) Key Focus areas in this year…
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Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week; Day-One; What’s It All About
Today is the first day of Fire and EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week. Did you know that? If so, then you’ve already kicked off a full week of focused activities for your companies and personnel within your organization or in concert w…
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