My Firefighter Nation
Building Construction & Firefighter Safety
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What Do You Know About Building Construction?
What do you know about Building Construction?Regardless of your rank or time in your organization or company; what do YOU know about building construction? It's a loaded question to say the least, since the characteristic replies run the gamete of what one thinks they know versus what they actually…
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San Francisco FD Berkeley Way Double LODD Report Issued: Routine Fire….
San Francisco FD Berkeley Way Double LODD Report Issued: Routine…
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Buildingsonfire on Facebook?
Are you following Buildingsonfire on Facebook?If not join in and pass the word around;http://www.facebook.com/pages/Buildingsonfire/158642712822
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Solar Shingles and Conventional Asphalt Shingles
With continued emphasis on alternative energy systems and applications, the newest feature to hit the American market place is thin film amorphous solar products. These products are individual solar panels that look like standard shingles, but are actually solar cell panels that can produce…
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Buildingsonfire.com Launches
Check out the new Buildingsonfire.com. The authoritative and informational site that provides leading insights on fire service issues related to Building Construction for the Fire Service, Emerging Firefighting Operations Theory and Command Risk Management for Operational Excellence and…
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Redefining the Fire Ground? Does it need to be Redefining?
For a Rockin’ Hot Time, Tune in this coming Wednesday night, November 3rd to FireFighter NetCast.com and Taking it to the Streets for; “Redefining the Fire Ground”If you missed last month’s program on the Tactical Renaissance of Combat Fire Suppression Operations and the new Rules of Engagement,…
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The Predictability of Occupancy Performance and Tactical Patience
Today’s 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 focus on operational structural stability and…
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The Waldbaum Fire Collapse FDNY 1978 Remembrance
The Waldbaum Super market fire, Brooklyn, New York occurred on August 2, 1978, thrity two years ago. Six firefighters died in the line of duty when the roof of a burning Brooklyn supermarket collapsed, plunging 12 firefighters into the flames. The fire began in a hallway near the compressor room…
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Premiering “What’s on YOUR Radar Screen”? on Fire Fighter Netcast.com
Taking it to the StreetsPremiering Wednesday July 21st 9:00pm ETLive on Firefighter Netcast.comPremiering “What’s on YOUR Radar Screen”?Check out what’s on of off your radar screen on…
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Collapsing Masonry Wall Near Miss
Collapsing Wall Near MissA masonry wall collapsed outwardly on a firefighter during suppression operations following the collapse of the structure’s roof systems.South Bend Firefighters were called to the reported fire at the store at Lincoln Way Foods Store at 736 Lincoln Way West just after 07:00…
