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Auto Parts Store Roof Collapse Double LODD 1996
Roof Collapse Chesapeake VA 1996 Double LODD OVERVIEW 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...
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Transmitting the Box Taking it to the Streets: “All units stand-by: Transmitting the Box for….Your Street on this DayThe importance of knowing your first-due, surrounding response districts, as well...
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The First-Due and Buildings on fire
The First-Due and Buildings on fire The First-Due and Buildings on fire The ability for the first-arriving company, company officer or commander to perform an accurate identification of building type...
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Predictability of Performance of the Building
Taking it to the Streets The dynamics and time compression of the first-due with varied concurrent tactical assignments demands a well trained and coordinated assignment. The fire compartment, it’s...
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Taking it to the Streets: Vacant, unoccupied, abandoned
What at the Projected Operational Risks? Do they Matter? Photo:CJ Naum, 2013 Taking it to the Streets Vacant, unoccupied, abandoned and derelict buildings continue to challenge emergency response...
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Taking it to the Streets: Your Street on any given Day
Are you Aware of your Surroundings? Taking it to the Streets: Your Street on any given Day At times, our surroundings become a blur and fade into the fabric that defines our response district, our...
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Taking it to the Streets and Reading the Building: Side by Side
Taking it to the Streets and Reading the Building: Side by Side Photo By; CJ Naum Taking it to the Streets and Reading the Building: Side by Side Today’s Street view and Reading the Building...
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The First-Due and The Building
The First-Due Company and Officer: Fire Engagement Photo by Kevin Brautlacht Wowmephotos.com The First-Due: Upon arrival when sizing-up and looking at the building(s) and occupancy, past operational...
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Occupancy Risk and Predictability of Performance
What’s the Occupancy Risk? Photo courtesy of Buildingsonfire.com Occupancy Risk and Operational Concerns With the variety of occupancies and building characteristics present, there are definable...
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An Officer who Made a Difference: Remembrance
Captain Patrick “Paddy” Brown, FDNY Remembrance, One of Many Stories: One of the 343… On September 11, 2001, Captain Patrick Brown and eleven men from FDNY Ladder 3 responded to the attacks at the...
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