Posts Tagged: Fireifghter Safety
Our Lady of Angels Fire Anniversary
On this date in 1958, Our Lady of the Angels School started like any other day. Kids got up and got their school uniforms on and made their way to classes, just like every day. This day would end tragically and would be one of the main reasons for …
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Know What’s Around You
This picture is of a mutli-family complex that is completely built of light-weight wood frame. It is important for you know what is being built in your jurisdiction and to plan how you will handle an incident at these locations.
Depending on wha…
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Cocoanut Grove Anniversary
On Novemeber 28, 1942, the Cocoanut Grove nightclub was full of friends and family celebrating the holiday season and a college football upset. That night would prove to be one of the worst public assembly tragedies that America has ever seen.
The f…
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Routine Preplanning
This picture doesn't show anything spectactular or out of place. What it does show is what every community in every jurisdiction has; subdivisions.
These subdivisions will have dozens to hundreds of houses built by a single contractor or just a hand…
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A Year Ago Today
It was a year ago today that terrorists started fires in the Mumbai Taj Mahal Palace and Tower in Mumbai, India. It was obiously during a holiday and many tourists were visiting the luxury complex. Other facilities were targeted and when the ordeal…
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MGM Grand Fire
We are just a few days past the anniversary of the MGM Grand Hotel fire that claimed the lives of 85 people and injuring 14 firefighters.
The facility was allowed to open without fire protection systems and the fire that started on the lower levels an…
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