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The Ides of March: Learning and Remembrance

By in The Company Officer at March 7, 2012 at 7:23 pm
Take the opportunity to identify the common themes and apparent causes of some past events. Read More »

RIC Refresher Breakdown

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at November 16, 2011 at 1:39 am
Saws, irons, ladders and rescues were the flavor of week for our brothers in Bluffton, SC. Safe Firefighter, LLC just wrapped up a RIC Refresher for the Bluffton Township Fire District. Training included calling the Mayday, self-rescue, rapid intervention crew assignments and operations and performing proactive RIC tasks. Read More »

Supervisor cleared on all charges in Deutsche Bank Building Fire that killed 2 FDNY Firefighters

By in Command Safety at June 28, 2011 at 6:35 pm
[caption id="attachment_2874" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="AP Photo"][/caption]   [caption id="attachment_2875" align="aligncenter" width="379" caption="5-5-5-5 August 18, 2007"][/caption] Published reports are being stating that th… Read More »

Stairway Collapse and Mayday in Chicagoland

By in Command Safety at May 30, 2011 at 6:11 am
                                                  A fire in single family residential occupancy in Chicago's West Humboldt Park section on May 29th produced these dramatic occurrences: Serious injury to … Read More »

Prince William County (VA) Fire Rescue Kyle Wilson LODD 2007; Is This on Your Radar Screen?

By in Command Safety at April 16, 2011 at 8:09 am
  [caption id="attachment_2114" align="alignleft" width="129" caption="Technician I Kyle Wilson"][/caption] Prince William County (VA) Fire Rescue Kyle Wilson LODD Report-Remembrance and Learnings The Prince William County (VA) Department of Fi… Read More »

Double Mayday Deployments at Three Alarm FDNY Fire

By in Command Safety at April 10, 2011 at 6:37 pm
2 Firefighters Escape Close Call in Belle Harbor: MyFoxNY.com Published reports from various NYC eMedia outlets indicated that two FDNY firefighters battling a three-alarm fire on Saturday April 9th in the Rockaways section of the Borough of Queens … Read More »

Is Anyone (Else) Out There? First Arriving & Trapped.

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at April 9, 2011 at 8:07 am
As reported in our nations news, five DC Fire Department members were injured yesterday in an early morning house fire. They became trapped by a ceiling collapse shortly after making entry. The speed with which the RIC deployed and made rescues, coupled with the the IC immediately requesting a 2nd Alarm resulted in not only rapid rescue of multiple trapped firefighters, but also quick knock down of a serious fire. Unlike urban/metro FD's, the suburban FD may not have quite a rapid response to the same scenario. Though the goals, intentions may be the same, the shear number of available resources can be a devastating difference. What does your department have in place to prepare and/or react to the first arriving unit becoming involved in a fireground emergency? Read More »

Roof and Ceiling Collapses DCFD and Gary FD

By in Command Safety at April 8, 2011 at 8:10 am
The collapse conditions presented themselves during the course of operations in which suppression or search and rescue operations were being conducted. Read More »

Chesapeake (VA) Auto Parts Store Roof Collapse Double LODD 1996

By in Command Safety at March 19, 2011 at 7:02 pm
Two firefighters were killed in Chesapeake, Virginia when they became trapped by a rapidly spreading fire. Read More »

The Ides of March

By in Command Safety at March 8, 2011 at 6:53 pm
   Operational Safety Here are five (5) NIOSH Firefighter LODD Event report summaries for incidents that occurred in the March 4th through the 8th time frame in the years 1998, 2001, 2002, 2008.    Take the time to look over the e… Read More »

Multiple Alarm Operations with Wind Driven Fire

By in The Company Officer at February 21, 2011 at 1:24 pm
The five alarm fire that ran through a seven story multiple occupancy (MO) apartment building in the Flatbush Section in the Borough of Brooklyn (NYC) this weekend considerably challenged operating companies of the FDNY as the fire was fueled and spread … Read More »

Airbags in the Dark

By in A Firefighters Own Worst Enemy at August 30, 2010 at 8:11 pm
So, when you drill for these, lift something, anything, like pallets with full visibility. Watch what happens to the opposite side of the lift and make notes. When you get into the dark you will have to crib, raise, and lower all by feel. Oh, and up on red and down on blue is difficult at best. Read More »

Things Aren’t Always What They Seem

By in A Firefighters Own Worst Enemy at August 21, 2010 at 9:54 am
What you see in this picture is just a row of windows, right? Well, they are labeled, which is nice because if they weren't there could be big problems. Read More »

FDNY Deutsche Bank Building LODD Fire Report issued by NIOSH

By in Command Safety at August 13, 2010 at 6:43 am
The NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program has released the investigation report of the line of duty deaths of two career FDNY  firefighters during a 2007 seven-alarm high-rise fire in the former Deutsche Bank building under… Read More »

Buffalo, NY Three Alarm Fire and Double LODD Report

By in Command Safety at March 30, 2010 at 1:02 pm
NIOSH released it's report on the August 24, 2009 three alarm fire at 1815 Genesee Street in Buffalo, New York that resulted in the LODD of Lt. Charles McCarthy and FF Jonathan Croom. On August 24, 2009, 45-year-old career Lieutenant Charles McCarthy die… Read More »

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