Understanding-Building-Construction-For-Firefighting-Operations …
Jun 30, 2012 · CHRISTOPHER J. NAUM, SFPE, a Firehouse ® contributing editor, is a 36-year fire service veteran and a national instructor, author and lecturer. He is an authority on building construction issues ...
Back to Basics: Standpipe Systems - Firehouse
Nov 28, 2006 · Back to Basics: Standpipe Systems. Nov. 28, 2006. Standpipes are a critical tool that require preplanning on first responding apparatus in order to be used effectively. The initial approval ...
Fire Law: Incident-Related Liability - Firehouse
Mar 1, 2020 · The statistics are drawn from my fire litigation database. At the time of the analysis, there were 9,879 cases in the database, of which 3,921 were civil suits and 962 were incident related. The ...
Conducting A Proper Size-Up - Firehouse
Jul 31, 1998 · The responsibility of size-up initially lies with the first officer of the first unit or company that arrives on scene. This responsibility is passed up the chain of command as other units arrive ...
Evaluating the Fire Service 48/96 Shift Schedule | Firehouse
Feb 4, 2020 · Evaluating the 48/96 Shift Schedule. Feb. 4, 2020. Ken Harrison conducted an independent study of the impact of this shift schedule on the health and safety of Orange County Fire Authority members ...
Station Design: Integrating NFPA Standards into Your Fire
Jun 26, 2018 · NFPA 1500 is the Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety, Health, and Wellness Program and it impacts fire station design in areas including cancer prevention, firefighter fitness and ...
Massive 8-Alarm Fire Injures 16 FDNY Firefighters, Five Others
Apr 7, 2021 · More than 20 people —including as many as 16 FDNY firefighters —were injured in a massive eight-alarm blaze that tore through a Queens apartment building Tuesday. Around 400 firefighters from ...
Fire Destroys Three Indianapolis Houses | Firehouse
Oct 7, 2024 · Indianapolis firefighters battled a blaze that involved three houes early Monday. Many people called 9-1-1 to report three houses were burning, according to WTHR,. When firefighters approached the ...
FDNY Firefighters Tackle Raging Seven-Alarmer - Firehouse
May 2, 2024 · Crews initially tried to enter the structure but were quickly evacuated due to the intensity of the blaze. One of the challenges they faced was the wood-framed construction, ABC7 reported. "We ...
Thermal Performance of Firefighter SCBA Facepieces Exposed
Feb 6, 2023 · When exposed to 15 kW/m2, the SCBA facepiece lenses reached the glass transition temperature of 140 degrees C (284 degrees F) in approximately 30 seconds, and all tested SCBA lenses developed a ...