Archive for July2010

Operational Safety at Basement Fires: Close Call
July 28, 2010 | "Situational Awareness" assessment, building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildings, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, close-call, Combat Fire Engagement, construction, Engineered Structural Systems, failures, fire suppression, firefighting-operations, first-due, floors, Mayday, Naum, NFPA, NIOSH, occupancies, pre-planning, risk-based assessment, size-up, strategies, Systems and Assemblies, training-development, Trapped, Truss, UL, Uncategorized | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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Basement fires in both residential and commercial occupancies are one of the most challenging tactical operations that present numerous risk factors that required the highest degree of situational awareness, training skill sets and continuous incident monitoring and assessment to gauge building structural integrity, fire behavior and crew integrity and performance.  An explosion rocked a Fairdale, […]

In the Streets; On the Air
July 24, 2010 | "firefighter safety", building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, Combat Fire Engagement, compentencies, courage to be safe, Deployment, education, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, Recommendations, Taking it to the Streets, training, training-development, training-fire-rescue-topics, Uncategorized | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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Taking it to the Streets had its premier July 21st on Firefighter Netcast.com with a lively and provoking discussion on “What’s on YOUR Radar Screen?” The program theme aligned with a recent posting on the same topic. Join me on the program were two prominent and nationally recognized fire service leaders, who I’m honored to […]

Transmitting the Box for an Alarm of Fire…Taking it to the Streets
July 20, 2010 | "firefighter safety", "health and safety", building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, Combat Fire Engagement, command-leadership, courage to be safe, decision-making, Deployment, development, education, Fire Service Tradition, fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, Generations, History Repeating Event, professional development, research, Safety Culture, Taking it to the Streets, tradition, training, training-development | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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Taking it to the Streets Premiering Wednesday July 21st  9:00pm ET Live on Firefighter Netcast.com Premiering “What’s on YOUR Radar Screen”? Check out what’s on of off your radar screen on CommandSafety.com If you’ve never listened to a FirefighterNetcast, visit the site now, sign up for a new user account for BlogTalkRadio, and be prepared […]

Premiering “What’s on YOUR Radar Screen”? on Fire Fighter Netcast.com
July 17, 2010 | "firefighter safety", building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, Combat Fire Engagement, compentencies, courage to be safe, dynamics, education, fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, fires, Naum, professional development, Remembrance, Safety Culture, strategies, structure fires, tactics, Taking it to the Streets, training, training-development | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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Taking it to the Streets Premiering Wednesday July 21st  9:00pm ET Live on Firefighter Netcast.com Premiering “What’s on YOUR Radar Screen”? Check out what’s on of off your radar screen on CommandSafety.com If you’ve never listened to a FirefighterNetcast, visit the site now, sign up for a new user account for BlogTalkRadio, and be prepared […]

Newest NIOSH Alert: Preventing Deaths and Injuries of Fire Fighters at Structure Fires
July 16, 2010 | "firefighter safety", "health and safety", Alert, building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, Christopher Naum, compentencies, decision-making, events, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, History Repeating Event, major-incidents, NIOSH | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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NIOSH released it’s latest Alert on Firefighter Risk Reduction. Fire fighters are often killed or injured when fighting fires in abandoned, vacant, and unoccupied structures. These structures pose additional and sometimes unique risks due to the potential for fire fighters to encounter unexpected and unsafe building conditions such as dilapidation, decay, damage from previous fires […]

Taking it to The Streets on FireFighter Netcast.com
July 13, 2010 | "firefighter safety", advocate, building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, Combat Fire Engagement, courage to be safe, decision-making, fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, History Repeating Event, mentoring, professional development, Remembrance, research, Safety Culture, Taking it to the Streets, training-development, training-fire-rescue-topics | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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    Taking it to the Streets With Christopher Naum A New Monthly Radio Talkshow on  FireFighter Netcast.com  Premiering on Wednesday July 21 at 9pm ET A Buildingsonfire.com Series and FireFighter Netcast.com Production  Advancing FireFighter Safety and Operational Intergrity for the Fire Service through provocative insights and dynamic discussions dedicated to the Art and Science of […]

What’s On Your Radar Screen?
July 12, 2010 | "firefighter safety", "Situational Awareness" assessment, advocate, behaviors, building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildingsonfire.com, Charleston, Christopher Naum, close-call, compentencies, construction, courage to be safe, decision-making, Deployment, Engineered Structural Systems, fire behavior, Fire Protection Engineering, fire service, fire suppression, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, near-miss, NFFF, NIOSH, NIST, occupancies, pre-planning, professional development, qualifications, Recommendations, Reports, research, Safety Culture, study, tactics, training-development | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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BuildingsonFire 2010; Building Construction, Command Risk Management and Operational Safety Major Influencing Fire Service Reports, Issues or Focus that should be on Your Radar Screen The following list is but a modest cross section of pertinent information or focus areas today’s Firefighter, Company or Command Officer MUST be knowledgeable in, have insights and proficiency based […]

Eleven Minutes to Mayday; What You Need to Know
July 2, 2010 | "firefighter safety", "Situational Awareness" assessment, building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, Christopher Naum, Combat Fire Engagement, compentencies, construction, decision-making, dynamics, failures, fire behavior, firefighting-operations, first-due, LODD, Lumber, Mayday, NIOSH, Recommendations, Reports, residential, risk-based assessment, strategies, tactics, Uncategorized | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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The Colerain Township (OH) Fire and EMS Department under the leadership of Director and Chief G. Bruce Smith recently released its final report Investigation Analysis of the Squirrels nest Lane Firefighter Line of Duty Deaths related to the April 4, 2008 Double Line of Duty Death of a Captain and Firefighter.  This investigative analysis and report, although specific […]

No More History Repeating Events-Remembrance
July 2, 2010 | "firefighter safety", "Situational Awareness" assessment, building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildings, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, Collapse, command-leadership, compentencies, construction, decision-making, failures, Fatalities, fire behavior, firefighting-operations, History Repeating Event, honor, in-the-line-of-duty, line-of-duty, LODD, major-incidents, mass-casualty-incident, NFPA, NIOSH, Remembrance, special-operations, structure fires, Trapped, Truss | Christopher Naum | No Comments

As we approach the July 4th holiday period, two significant LODD incidents previously occurred during this time frame that hold a number of lessons learned related to command management, operations, building construction principles and building performance, fire behavior and the ever present dangers of the job. Take the opportunity to learn more about these events, […]

Building Knowledge=Firefighter Safety
July 2, 2010 | "firefighter safety", "pre-fire planning", "Situational Awareness" assessment, building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, Combat Fire Engagement, courage to be safe, decision-making, education, Engineered Structural Systems, Fire Protection Engineering, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, Naum, research, strategies, Systems and Assemblies, training, training-development, training-fire-rescue-topics | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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Commandsafety.com is pleased to make available the latest update to the Buildingsonfire.com’s Building Construction Training and Lecture Series for 2010. Recently updated with a series of new seminar and training program topics addressing the emerging training and educational needs of the fire service, these programs provide timely and relevant information and insights on Building Construction, Command […]

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