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Survivability Profiling Live on Taking it To the Street Tonight

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Survivability Profiling Live on Taking it To the StreetTaking it to the…Continue

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Thursday 9pm ET: “We Have a Situation; Are You Aware?”

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Check out Taking it to the Streets with Christopher Naum on Firefighter NetCast.com this Thursday night August 19th at 9pm ET with a live online radio…Continue

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Ten Minutes in the Street: "Three For One"

Started this discussion. Last reply by Ben Waller Aug 4, 2010. 32 Replies

Ten Minutes in the StreetA Buildingsonfire.com SeriesInteractive Scenarios, Where YOU Make the CallCheck the lastest on CommandSafety.com and TheCompanyOfficer.comTen Minutes in the Street is back,…Continue

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Transmitting the Box for an Alarm of Fire…Taking it to the Streets

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Taking it to the StreetsPremiering Wednesday July 21st  9:00pm ETLive on Firefighter…Continue

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Feb 3, 2009
Ben Waller replied to Christopher J. Naum, SFPE's discussion Five Minutes in the Streets: "Heavy Smoke Showin.."
"Caleb, For a minute, I thought you were going to spot a portable monitor inside the front door. :-) I'm with Alan Brunacini on this one..."We can dry out water damage, but it's pretty difficult to unburn a building." Ben"
Feb 2, 2009
Ben Waller replied to Christopher J. Naum, SFPE's discussion Five Minutes in the Streets: "Heavy Smoke Showin.."
"I'm not pulling a 2.5 on this one, but it's a maneuverability issue for the two firefighters I have available for the interior, not a water volume issue. I'd rather have 150 GPM going right on this fire than 250 GPM that we might not…"
Feb 2, 2009
sully replied to Christopher J. Naum, SFPE's discussion Five Minutes in the Streets: "Heavy Smoke Showin.."
"i have been at many fires like this. i would call for a second alarmand at least two ALS trucks. I see one car in the driveway, so that tells me that a quick search need to be done. one the first floor and the second. and see if anyone is home next…"
Feb 2, 2009
Doug replied to Christopher J. Naum, SFPE's discussion Five Minutes in the Streets: "Heavy Smoke Showin.."
""Heavy Smoke's not an adequate description!" Was just my first impression, which another poster seems to agree with below."
Feb 2, 2009
Ben Waller replied to Christopher J. Naum, SFPE's discussion Five Minutes in the Streets: "Heavy Smoke Showin.."
"Chris, I'm going with the modern (2000 or more recent) lightweight construction with engineered systems for the 2nd floor. We don't have basements here, due to the sand and the high water table, but I'll assume that this one has a…"
Feb 2, 2009
Christopher J. Naum, SFPE replied to Christopher J. Naum, SFPE's discussion Five Minutes in the Streets: "Heavy Smoke Showin.."
"There are subtle clues on house vintage from our vantage point....the style of the dormer, the vinyl skin, the "gas" fireplace box on the delta side...garage style, location and roof style... Assumptions are correct engineered systems for…"
Feb 2, 2009
Doug replied to Christopher J. Naum, SFPE's discussion Five Minutes in the Streets: "Heavy Smoke Showin.."
"I don't like the looks of that smoke. It's very dark and acrid, and seems to be pushing hard from the picture. The fire load is growing, and fast. This sucker could flash at any moment."
Feb 2, 2009
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Five Minutes in the Streets: "Heavy Smoke Showin.."

You've arrived on scene at a working structure fire in a single family residential occupancy. It's an early evening on a weekday, there are two cars in the driveway, no one has greeted you upon your arrival. The call originated from the adjacent home.What's your Risk Assessment and Size-Up Gauges telling you?What's your incident action plan...strategy and tactics?[Select one..]If this is a hydrant serviced area, how will y0u handle the alarm?If this is a NON-hydrant service area, how will you…See More
Feb 2, 2009
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Brandon "QTR" Larson replied to Christopher J. Naum, SFPE's discussion How well do you know the buildings and occupancies in your response jurisdiction?
"Currently we do not have any pre-plans in our area but we do the fire inspections. It is about 300 inspections twice a year. We split them up so everybody has about 10 inspections and we try to change it up everytime so you don't get the same…"
Jan 30, 2009

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Type of Organization
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Job Function
Other Senior Command Staff
Years in Fire/EMS:
36 years fire service
Primary Fire/EMS Department:
Command Institute, Washington, DC
Years With Department/Agency
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My Training:
Thirty-six years of national and international experience in fire protection, incident command management, training and field operations within the fire service. Former Architect, Fire Protecion Engineer, College Fire Science Department Coordinator, company and command officer in both municipal and industrial fire service settings.
Adjunct Instructor, National Fire Academy, MD
Second Vice President, International Society of Fire Service Instructors-ISFSI
Board of Directors; IAFC, Safety,Health & Survival Section (SH&S)
Chairperson, Onondaga County (NY) Fire Advisory Board
NFFF/EGH Fire Fighter Safety Advocate
Contributing Editor; Firehouse Magazine and Firehouse.com
Professional member grade; SFPE
About Me:
Author,Instructor, Fire Officer, Visionary; Providing training throughout the United States, Canada and Internationally on Building Construction for the Fire Service; Command Risk Management,Fire Fighter Safety and Operational Excellence. Integrated programs; Buildingsonifre.com™ and Structural Anatomy™ Integrating the Art and Science of building construction, firefighting and command risk management. Buildingsonfire.com new dedicated informational web sites and reference portal focusing on integrating the Art & Science of Building Construction, Command Risk Management and Firefighter Safety. http://buildingsonfire.com. http://thecompanyofficer.com and http://commandsafety.com

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San Francisco FD Berkeley Way Double LODD Report Issued: Routine Fire….

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“On Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 10:45 a.m., the San Francisco Fire Department responded to Box 8155, at 133 Berkeley Way. What was seemingly a routine working fire in a single family residence quickly transformed into a fierce and unrelenting incident with ultimately tragic results...Read the report excerpts and follow the links on CommandSafety.com…

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National Firefighter Near-Miss Reporting System; Untapped Resource

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National Firefighter Near-Miss Reporting System; Untapped Resource

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The Company Officer: Going for it and Belief

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The Company Officer: Going for it and Belief

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As a Company Officer, at some point in your career, you will come to that one pivotal point, when the clarity of a situation becomes all so apparent and clear.

Sometime you just have to believe and have the resilience, fortitude and that deep in the gut feeling that you know what and how something needs to…

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Analytical Study Reveals Patterns in U.S Firefighter Fatalities

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Analytical Study Reveals Patterns in U.S Firefighter Fatalities

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

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

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Fifteen years ago, on March 18, 1996, two firefighters were killed in Chesapeake, Virginia when they became trapped…

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Multiple Alarm Operations with Wind Driven Fire

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Multiple Alarm Operations with Wind Driven Fire

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At 7:27am on January 1, 2011, Hondo said…
I hope that you have a Healthy, Happy & Safe 2011.

Stay Safe
At 2:20pm on September 9, 2010, Justin Scott said…
just stopping by to say hello and thank you for the great post and blogs. they are a great learning tool. alot of my guys read them and are very greatful as well.
At 9:28pm on July 29, 2010, Roy Luther said…
Thanks for the add Mr. Naum!!!!!!!
At 5:47pm on July 3, 2010, Hondo said…
Hope that things are well....Enjoy your 4th.

Stay Safe
At 8:43am on February 25, 2010, Thomas Martin said…
Great class at the Les Lukert Conference!! We will take a lot of info back to our department! Keep up the good work!
At 8:41am on February 25, 2010, Thomas Martin said…
Hello Chris. I was in your class at the Les Lukert Conference in Grand Island. You did an excellent job!! We took a lot of great information from it and hopefully we can pass it on to the rest of our department. Keep up the Good Work!!
At 8:11pm on February 24, 2010, Rick Westerman said…
Mr. Naum, How have been doing? Busy I can understand, haven't seen you post a tactics and strategy problem in a while, are you planning one in the near future? I hope so, I really like the challenging scenarios you put together. thanks for for the training!
Fraternally,
Rick Westerman
At 3:33pm on January 29, 2010, John Barrett said…
Sir,

It is great to hear from you! I've been following all the work you have been putting into your buildsonfire on facebook...when is the website going to be up? By the way...thanks for all that you are doing!
At 1:39pm on January 5, 2010, chuckyrescue said…
HI Christopher. Congratulation for your web page. I need more information on the Volunteer Fire Officer Credentialing Program.
Thanks
At 11:14am on December 31, 2009, Justin Scott said…
just droppin by to say happy new years
be safe out there
i look forward to reading more of your post in 2010

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