Christopher Naum, SFPE's Blog – August 2015 Archive (5)

As an Officer, I expected the companies to know their buildings and implement adaptive tactics based on the building variables, compartment and fire dynamics and company composition capabilities.



First and foremost you need to know your buildings, their predicable performance, inherent anatomy and the manner in which fire will affect the building, the company and the occupants.



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On Monday, January 19, 2015, a fire occurred at a residential dwelling located at 936 Childs Point Road, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland 21401.  The two-story occupied single family dwelling was approximately 16,386 square feet in size and sustained a complete loss to the structure and contents. The damage was estimated to be approximately $16 million to $18…

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Lessons from the Fireground

Houston FD LODD May 31, 2013

The Houston (TX) Southwest Inn LODD Report has been issued by NIOSH F2013-16

Executive Summary

On May 31, 2013, a 35 year-old career…

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Waldbaum’s Supermarket Fire and Collapse: FDNY 1978

Honor, Remembrance, Learning’s

 

The Waldbaum Super market fire, Brooklyn, New York occurred on August 2, 1978. Six firefighters died in the line of duty when the roof…

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