Reported Structure Fire with Trapped Occupants: Are YOU Combat Ready?
A typical street in anyone's first-due 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...
View ArticleArson Fire with Deliberate Actions Against Firefighters
An arson fire in a vacant home in North Las Vegas (NV) was intention set and devised in a manner to harm firefighters according to Authorities. Upon arrival of fire companies, the second floor was...
View ArticleSecond Alarm Apartment Fire, VA
Photo by Maxim Boldin A second alarm fire occurred in a four-story apartment building in the 20500 block of Reserve Falls Terrace, Loudoun County, VA that took command of over 13 apartment units. The...
View ArticleRemembrance: Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse Fire and the Worcester Six
Today December 3, 2011 marks the 12th 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...
View ArticleUSFA Releases 2010 Fire Estimate Summary Series
2010 Fire Series U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) issued the 2010 Fire Estimate Summary Series which presents basic information on the size and status of the fire problem in the United States as...
View ArticleHigh-rise fires cause quarter billion dollars of property damage a year
High Rise Fire Operations High-rise fires cause quarter billion dollars of property damage a year The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is reporting that in 2005-2009, there were an...
View ArticleThe Same Mistakes: Newspaper Reports Common Issues Affecting Fire Operations
Four years after nine firefighters died battling Sofa Super Store fire, a report details an eerily similar set of breakdowns in a March blaze. Firefighters rush into a burning commercial building with...
View ArticleChicago Fire Department: Everyone Goes Home (official version)
The Chicago Fire Department: Everyone Goes Home NFFF News Release: In an effort to make personal safety a top priority, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) and the Chicago Fire...
View ArticleComputer-Based Fire Fighter Training Project
Computer-Based Fire Fighter Training Project Through this project, the Fire Research Division at NIST is developing a computer based fire fighting training tool to improve training opportunities while...
View ArticleSan Francisco FD Berkeley Way Double LODD Report Issued: Routine Fire….
Charlie Side Fire View The Chief of the Department directed the Department Safety Officer to conduct a Safety Investigation of this incident. The primary purpose of the investigation was to...
View ArticleResidential Fire Injures Seven Firefighters: Wind Driven Conditions Suspected
Fireground Operations, View from Alpha-Bravo Corner street side. Photo by Billy McNeel. Residential Fire in Prince George’s County (MD) Injures Seven Firefighters: Wind Driven Conditions Suspected...
View ArticleFires Below the Residential First Floor
Fires Below the Residential First Floor FireEngineering.com 03/01/2012 Direc t Link for Full Article HERE BY DANNY STRATTON A fire originating below the first floor of a residential structure is very...
View ArticleBaltimore County (MD) Firefighter Falkenhan Line of Duty Death Report Issued
Operations at 30 Dowling Circle 01.19.2011 Box 11-09 Mark Gray Falkenhan had dedicated his life to serving others. He perished in the line of duty on January 19, 2011 while performing search and rescue...
View ArticleNothing is Ever Routine: Residential Fire-Chicago LODD
Terrence Antonio James, Chicago Tribune Nothing is ever routine;…… pause to reflect and remember the demands of the job and the inherent risks and the sacrifices made each and every day in this...
View ArticleNear-Miss, with RIT Deployment at Structural Collapse: Canada
A rapid and fast moving early morning fire in downtown Trenton, Ontario Canada resulted in the subsequent collapse of a three story mixed use commerical and apartment occupancy structure. Published...
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