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Supervisor cleared on all charges in Deutsche Bank Building Fire that killed 2 FDNY Firefighters
June 28, 2011 | "Situational Awareness" assessment, building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildings, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, construction, Deconstruction, FDNY, fire suppression, firefighting-operations, high-rise, Highrise | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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  Published reports are being stating that the least senior of three construction officials in the Deutsche Bank manslaughter trial was acquitted of all charges today — after telling jurors that he had no idea the giant pipe he helped remove from the basement had anything to do with providing water to firefighters. A construction […]

FDNY Deutsche Bank Building LODD Fire Report issued by NIOSH
August 13, 2010 | "firefighter safety", building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, construction, Deconstruction, dynamics, Fatalities, FDNY, fire behavior, fire suppression, firefighting-operations, hazards, hazmat, high-rise, Highrise, LODD, Mayday, NIOSH, risk-based assessment, RIT, size-up, standpipe, Trapped, Uncategorized | Christopher Naum | 1 Comment
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The NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program has released the investigation report of the line of duty deaths of two career FDNY  firefighters during a 2007 seven-alarm high-rise fire in the former Deutsche Bank building undergoing deconstruction and asbestos abatement. On August 18, 2007,  two FDNY firefighters; Fr. Joseph Graffagnino and Fr. Robert Beddia both assigned […]