http://www.firehouse.com Firehouse.com http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10456803/residential-pre-arrival-what-are-your-considerations/blog/10456803/residential-pre-arrival-what-are-your-considerations A video clip of a structure fire occurring in a single family residential occupancy shows, in the first few frames a back draft occurring per-arrival of fire services. Its apparent there is a developing and progressing fire in the Charlie division... Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:01:43 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10456803/residential-pre-arrival-what-are-your-considerations/blog/10456803/residential-pre-arrival-what-are-your-considerations http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10456807/checking-your-compass/blog/10456807/checking-your-compass How much thought and efforts do you place on looking beyond the suggested "routiness" of your 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... Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:59:10 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10456807/checking-your-compass/blog/10456807/checking-your-compass http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10453704/reported-structure-fire-with-trapped-occupants-are-you-combat-ready/blog/10453704/reported-structure-fire-with-trapped-occupants-are-you-combat-ready Just another day On any given day, at any given time in the streets, buildings and occupancies that comprise the fabric of our communities and ultimately our response district and first-due areas; the citizens we protect go about their daily... Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:19:52 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10453704/reported-structure-fire-with-trapped-occupants-are-you-combat-ready/blog/10453704/reported-structure-fire-with-trapped-occupants-are-you-combat-ready http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10456791/commercials-got-fire-anticipate-collapse/blog/10456791/commercials-got-fire-anticipate-collapse A recent video clip making its way around the cyber fireground clearly depicted a very close-call and resulting near miss event to four firefighters at a four alarm fire involving a commercial building that housed an established insulation manufacturer... Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:56:39 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10456791/commercials-got-fire-anticipate-collapse/blog/10456791/commercials-got-fire-anticipate-collapse http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10447416/remembering-hackensack-and-gloucester/blog/10447416/remembering-hackensack-and-gloucester 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... Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:29:31 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10447416/remembering-hackensack-and-gloucester/blog/10447416/remembering-hackensack-and-gloucester http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459456/remembering-hackensack-and-gloucester/blog/10459456/remembering-hackensack-and-gloucester 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... Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:05:41 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459456/remembering-hackensack-and-gloucester/blog/10459456/remembering-hackensack-and-gloucester http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459459/national-firefighter-near-miss-reporting-system-untapped-resource/blog/10459459/national-firefighter-near-miss-reporting-system-untapped-resource Have you heard about the National Firefighter Near-Miss Reporting System (NMRS)? Have you used the NMRS Reports , or submitted a near miss event? Did you know there is a wealth of resources available on the NMRS web site or that there is a... Fri, 01 Jul 2011 06:02:53 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459459/national-firefighter-near-miss-reporting-system-untapped-resource/blog/10459459/national-firefighter-near-miss-reporting-system-untapped-resource http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459524/whats-on-your-radar-screen/blog/10459524/whats-on-your-radar-screen The following list is but a modest cross section of pertinent information or focus areas todays Firefighter, Company or Command Officer MUST be knowledgeable in, have insights and proficiency based technical skills to function with a level of... Fri, 06 May 2011 07:25:45 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459524/whats-on-your-radar-screen/blog/10459524/whats-on-your-radar-screen http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459541/prince-william-county-va-fire-rescue-kyle-wilson-lodd-2007-is-this-on-your-radar-screen/blog/10459541/prince-william-county-va-fire-rescue-kyle-wilson-lodd-2007-is-this-on-your-radar-screen The Prince William County (VA) Department of Fire and Rescue published a comprehensive line of duty death report for Technician I Kyle R. Wilson on Saturday, January 26, 2008. Have your read it? Technician I Wilson was the first line of duty death in... Sun, 17 Apr 2011 19:02:01 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459541/prince-william-county-va-fire-rescue-kyle-wilson-lodd-2007-is-this-on-your-radar-screen/blog/10459541/prince-william-county-va-fire-rescue-kyle-wilson-lodd-2007-is-this-on-your-radar-screen http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459543/analytical-study-reveals-patterns-in-us-firefighter-fatalities/blog/10459543/analytical-study-reveals-patterns-in-us-firefighter-fatalities While the number of structural fires in the United States continues to decline, firefighter line of duty deaths (LODD) do not exhibit the same rate of proportion decline. A review of both NFPA and USFA Firefighter LODD annual reports, statistics... Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:52:51 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459543/analytical-study-reveals-patterns-in-us-firefighter-fatalities/blog/10459543/analytical-study-reveals-patterns-in-us-firefighter-fatalities http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459571/chesapeake-va-auto-parts-store-roof-collapse-double-lodd-1996/blog/10459571/chesapeake-va-auto-parts-store-roof-collapse-double-lodd-1996 Fifteen years ago, on March 18, 1996, two firefighters were killed in Chesapeake, Virginia when they became trapped by a rapidly spreading fire in an auto parts store and a pre-engineered wood truss roof assembly collapsed on them.The cause of the... Sat, 19 Mar 2011 21:47:47 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459571/chesapeake-va-auto-parts-store-roof-collapse-double-lodd-1996/blog/10459571/chesapeake-va-auto-parts-store-roof-collapse-double-lodd-1996 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459585/the-ides-of-march/blog/10459585/the-ides-of-march 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 event summaries, discuss and comment on the factors... Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:19:03 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459585/the-ides-of-march/blog/10459585/the-ides-of-march http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459591/engineered-floor-i-joists-and-firefighter-safety-basic-insights/blog/10459591/engineered-floor-i-joists-and-firefighter-safety-basic-insights The following videos provide some Basic insights on Engineered Floor I-Joists and Firefighter Safety. The first two video reports are a few years old, but provide some good visual and narrative insights into... Sat, 26 Feb 2011 11:18:35 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459591/engineered-floor-i-joists-and-firefighter-safety-basic-insights/blog/10459591/engineered-floor-i-joists-and-firefighter-safety-basic-insights http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459597/multiple-alarm-operations-with-wind-driven-fire-are-you-prepared/blog/10459597/multiple-alarm-operations-with-wind-driven-fire-are-you-prepared 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 past weekend considerably challenged operating companies of the FDNY as the fire was fueled and... Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:41:50 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459597/multiple-alarm-operations-with-wind-driven-fire-are-you-prepared/blog/10459597/multiple-alarm-operations-with-wind-driven-fire-are-you-prepared http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459600/gypsum-board-ceiling-systems-and-firefigher-safety/blog/10459600/gypsum-board-ceiling-systems-and-firefigher-safety The recent events in Los Angeles and the line of duty death of veteran LAFD Firefighter Glenn Allen who died Friday from injuries he sustained when a ceiling collapsed on him in a house fire late Wednesday night in the Hollywood Hills again gives us... Sat, 19 Feb 2011 19:14:20 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459600/gypsum-board-ceiling-systems-and-firefigher-safety/blog/10459600/gypsum-board-ceiling-systems-and-firefigher-safety http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459619/modular-construction-and-operational-impacts/blog/10459619/modular-construction-and-operational-impacts Modular homes are built using an engineered approach to produce buildings in a more efficient and cost effect method that can deliver lower home prices per square foot. Instead of the traditional stick-built, on-site construction methods, most of... Fri, 28 Jan 2011 06:57:14 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459619/modular-construction-and-operational-impacts/blog/10459619/modular-construction-and-operational-impacts http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459629/remembering-fdny-black-sunday-2005/blog/10459629/remembering-fdny-black-sunday-2005 Take the time to read both NIOSH reports and remember the sacrafice Three veteran FDNY firefighters died in the LODD in Brooklyn, New York and the Bronx on Sunday January 23, 2005, a day that has become known as Black Sunday and called one... Sun, 23 Jan 2011 17:30:29 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459629/remembering-fdny-black-sunday-2005/blog/10459629/remembering-fdny-black-sunday-2005 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459648/chicago-anatomy-of-a-building-and-its-collapse/blog/10459648/chicago-anatomy-of-a-building-and-its-collapse The tragic events in the City of Chicago on Wednesday December 22, 2010, when Chicago Firefighter Edward J. Stringer Engine Co.63 and Firefighter/EMT Corey D. Ankum, Truck Co.34 were killed in the line of duty while operating at a structure... Tue, 28 Dec 2010 09:54:15 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459648/chicago-anatomy-of-a-building-and-its-collapse/blog/10459648/chicago-anatomy-of-a-building-and-its-collapse http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459660/remembering-brackenridge-1991-floor-collapse-and-lodd/blog/10459660/remembering-brackenridge-1991-floor-collapse-and-lodd Remembering Brackenridge, Pennsylvania December 20, 1991: Four Firefighters Killed, Trapped by Floor Collapse Four volunteer firefighters died when they were trapped by a partial floor collapse during a structure fire in Brackenridge, Pennsylvania... Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:24:22 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459660/remembering-brackenridge-1991-floor-collapse-and-lodd/blog/10459660/remembering-brackenridge-1991-floor-collapse-and-lodd http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459662/tactical-patience-and-the-new-considerations-of-ventilation-on-fire-behavior-in-legacy-and-contemporary-residential-construction/blog/10459662/tactical-patience-and-the-new-considerations-of-ventilation-on-fire-behavior-in-legacy-and-contemporary-residential-construction Impact of Ventilation on Fire Behavior in Legacy and Contemporary Residential Construction For many of you that have been following my writings and perspectives on building construction, firefighting, command risk management and operational excellence... Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:50:31 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459662/tactical-patience-and-the-new-considerations-of-ventilation-on-fire-behavior-in-legacy-and-contemporary-residential-construction/blog/10459662/tactical-patience-and-the-new-considerations-of-ventilation-on-fire-behavior-in-legacy-and-contemporary-residential-construction http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459666/near-misses-maydays-and-floor-collapses/blog/10459666/near-misses-maydays-and-floor-collapses If youve been paying attention to the latest news and on the job reports these past few days, you may have noticed theres been an emerging trend evident in near miss, close-calls resulting in maydays, RIT deployments and self-rescue resulting from... Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:55:33 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459666/near-misses-maydays-and-floor-collapses/blog/10459666/near-misses-maydays-and-floor-collapses http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459679/ordinary-and-heavy-timber-constructed-occupancies-training-download/blog/10459679/ordinary-and-heavy-timber-constructed-occupancies-training-download Operational Safety Considerations at Ordinary and Heavy Timber Constructed Occupancies Building Construction Type III and IV Training Materials for the Fire Service In support of the anniversary of the Worcester ColdStorage WarehouseFire... Sat, 04 Dec 2010 07:46:20 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459679/ordinary-and-heavy-timber-constructed-occupancies-training-download/blog/10459679/ordinary-and-heavy-timber-constructed-occupancies-training-download http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459683/operational-integrity-and-command-fortitude/blog/10459683/operational-integrity-and-command-fortitude Today December 3, 2010 marks the 11th anniversary of the Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse fire that resulted in the line of duty death of six courages brother firefighters. For those of you who remember this event, take the time to reflect and... Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:04:21 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459683/operational-integrity-and-command-fortitude/blog/10459683/operational-integrity-and-command-fortitude http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459708/occupancy-performance-and-tactical-patience/blog/10459708/occupancy-performance-and-tactical-patience Todays incident demands on the fireground are unlike those of the recent past, requiring incident commanders and commanding officers to have increased technical knowledge of building construction with a heightened sensitivity to fire behavior, a... Fri, 22 Oct 2010 07:12:25 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459708/occupancy-performance-and-tactical-patience/blog/10459708/occupancy-performance-and-tactical-patience http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459725/rules-of-engagement-2010/blog/10459725/rules-of-engagement-2010 Rules of Engagement Project; Increasing Firefighter Survival Developed by the Safety, Health and Survival Section International Association of Fire Chiefs The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) is committed to reducing firefighter... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:27:51 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459725/rules-of-engagement-2010/blog/10459725/rules-of-engagement-2010 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459748/remembrance-fdny-brooklyn-box-3300-august-2-1978/blog/10459748/remembrance-fdny-brooklyn-box-3300-august-2-1978 Waldbaums Supermarket Fire and Collapse FDNY 1978 The Waldbaum Super market fire, Brooklyn, New York occurred on August 2, 1978, thirty two years ago. Six firefighters died in the line of duty when the roof of a burning Brooklyn supermarket... Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:25:20 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459748/remembrance-fdny-brooklyn-box-3300-august-2-1978/blog/10459748/remembrance-fdny-brooklyn-box-3300-august-2-1978 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459752/343-reports/blog/10459752/343-reports I recently posted an article on CommandSafety.com that addressed a series of Major Influencing Fire Service Reports, Issuesand Focus areas that should be on your radar screen . This was also the theme at the premiere of Taking it to the... Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:41:16 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459752/343-reports/blog/10459752/343-reports http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459790/in-search-of-tactical-patience/blog/10459790/in-search-of-tactical-patience Today commemorates the anniversary of the Sofa Superstore fire in Charleston, South Carolina, in which nine firefighters lost their lives while engaged in aggressive interior operations at a commercial building occupied and operating as a... Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:22:16 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459790/in-search-of-tactical-patience/blog/10459790/in-search-of-tactical-patience http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459806/from-waldbaums-to-hackensack-worcester-to-charleston-legacies-for-operational-safety/blog/10459806/from-waldbaums-to-hackensack-worcester-to-charleston-legacies-for-operational-safety From Waldbaums to Hackensack- Worcester to Charleston; Legacies for Operational Safety I started this article with the title From Waldbaums to Hackensack- Worcester to Charleston; Legacies for Operational Safety; I still find it... Fri, 21 May 2010 09:00:37 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459806/from-waldbaums-to-hackensack-worcester-to-charleston-legacies-for-operational-safety/blog/10459806/from-waldbaums-to-hackensack-worcester-to-charleston-legacies-for-operational-safety http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459867/the-predictability-of-performance-in-structures-during-suppression-operations/blog/10459867/the-predictability-of-performance-in-structures-during-suppression-operations The essence of fire service suppression operations is predicated upon the deployment and application of water as an extinguishing agent, in sufficient quantities, location and duration to extinguish a fire within an enclosed structural compartment. The... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:38:08 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459867/the-predictability-of-performance-in-structures-during-suppression-operations/blog/10459867/the-predictability-of-performance-in-structures-during-suppression-operations