Posts Tagged: Ventilation
First Due Friday; Heavy Smoke from a Commercial
Check out this "soupy" commercial job in PG County, MD. Give us your RECEO breakdown, initial actions and initial rig placement. Ready...Go!
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First Due Friday; 2-Story Balloon Frame Rockin’ on the Peninsula
Watch the video of this heavily involved 2-story balloon frame house. Note the wind and the exposures. Give us your RECEO breakdown, initial actions and initial rig placement. Have fun!
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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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This Day in LODD, Structure Fire History
Poor Operations and Flashover Kill Three, Iowa 1999
It is believed that the three victims were hit with a thermal blast of heat before the handline burned through.
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Photovoltaic Systems & Firefighter Safety a New UL study
Do you know what Photovoltaic (PV) is?
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What are the safety hazards with PV?…
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2012 Class and Event Planning In Progress
Make training, professionalism and pride part of your New Year's resolution! We're in the process of building our 2012 calendar with intense, realistic hands-on training, interactive classroom events and good old-fashioned brotherhood.
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First Due Friday; Truck Arrives First at a House Fire
Share your strategies, tactics and experience! Every Friday we'll post a picture or video and want to get your take on the situation. This week, you are the Officer on the 4 person TRUCK company who ARRIVES FIRST at this single-family house fire. Due to other call volume, the FIRST DUE ENGINE is 5 minutes away.
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First Due Friday: “Big Box” Search
Share your strategies, tactics and experience! Every Friday we'll post a picture or video and want to get your take on the situation.
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RIC Refresher Breakdown
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.
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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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Truck Tuesday:
Riding Assignments and Roof Questions
There's more to it than grabbing a saw, cutting a hole and watching the engine, right?
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Required Reading: Impact of Ventilation on Fire Behavior in Legacy and Contemporary Residential Construction
Another must read for all Company and Command Officers: Impact of ventilation on fire behavior in legacy and contemporary residential construction from UL. Take some time to increase your proficiencies and compentencies.
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Colorado is the First Market for Launch of the Revolutionary DOW POWERHOUSE(TM) Solar Shingle
This post is dedicated to my brother and sister firefighters from Colorado.
Solar shingles are solar panels incognito. Instead of mounting on your roof, they become your roof or integrate seamlessly with the existing roof shingles.
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Trabajo lateral del carro de Charlie
The second-due truck is not just an "extra company" but an important assignment. Take a look and see if your truck can handle the rear, por favor.
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“Expect Fire” Part 2
Afternoon Worker in San Francisco’s ‘Haights’
Captain Keyboard and Firefighter Anonymous are going to have a ball with the second video.
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FRM: Common-Sense Ventilation on the Fireground
"Firefighters can penetrate deeper into the structure without coordinating the vent—simply because the gear and equipment masks the environment."
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Dallas, Texas Lt. Todd Krodle dies at afternoon apartment fire. Fell through roof during ventilation.
Lt. Krodle was a 17-year-veteran.
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Gypsum Board Ceiling Systems, Ceiling Collapse and Firefighter Safety
We're posting the ROTW alert in it's entirety below and are expanding upon this discussion to include materials previously posted on Buildingsonfire.com from the posts that surrounded the LAFD LODD of Firefighter Glenn L. Allen
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The Waldbaum’s Supermarket Fire and Collapse FDNY 1978-2011
The Waldbaum’s Supermarket Fire and Collapse FDNY 1978
The Waldbaum Super market fire, Brooklyn, New York occurred on August 2, 1978. Six firefighters died in the line of duty when the roof of a burning Brooklyn supermarket collapsed, plungi…
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Remembrance: Waldbaum’s Supermarket Fire and Collapse FDNY 1978 – 2011
The Waldbaum’s Supermarket Fire and Collapse FDNY 1978 - 2011
The Waldbaum Super market fire, Brooklyn, New York occurred on August 2, 1978. Six firefighters died in the line of duty when the roof of a burning Brooklyn supermarket collapsed, plun…
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Detroit’s “Paradigm Shift” Jams Gears
Well, that certainly made an impact.
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Remembering Hackensack and Gloucester
As we approach the July 4th holiday period, two significant LODD incidents previously occurred during this time frame
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Squad Company 1 Working: Bensonhurst
"Battalion 42 to Brooklyn, we have five stores in a one-story taxpayer. Fire appears to be extending to all. Transmit a second alarm!"
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FRI 2011
Fire- Rescue International 2011 is just around the corner.
Even through it looks like I will not be able to attend this year. I wanted to give a shout out to some friends of mine that will be there.
The following are classes that I would recommend…
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