All bowstring trusses are not created equal.

Understanding the building � its complexities in terms of anatomy, structural systems, materials, configuration, design, layout, systems, methods of construction, engineering and inherent features, limitations, challenges and risks � is fundamental for operational excellence on the fireground and firefighter safety.

USFA Releases 2010 Fire Estimate Summary Series which presents basic information on the size and status of the fire problem in the United States as depicted through data collected in USFA�s National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).

Fire Modeling and Fire Simulator programs are available that were developed or sponsored by the Fire Research Division at the NIST.

NFPA releases Third Needs Assessment of the U.S. Fire Service with state-level fire service needs assessment for every U.S. state.

� Apparent delays with establishing a sustained water supply via the building standpipe system are being published in the Asheville Citizens-Times.com today. Direct link HERE Published reports are indicating possible problems with water delivery to the standpipe system designed to supply water from a street hydrant system to the fifth floor of a burning medical […]

Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week: Day Four -The New Fire Ground���� � There is an immediate need for today�s emerging and operating command and company officers to increase their foundation of knowledge and insights related to the modern building occupancy, building construction and fire protection engineering and to adjust and modify traditional and conventional […]

� Fire Behavior Fire Dynamics Fire Dynamics is the�study of how chemistry, fire science, material science and the mechanical engineering disciplines of fluid mechanics and heat transfer interact to influence fire behavior. In other words, Fire Dynamics is the study of how fires start, spread and develop. But what exactly is a fire? Defining�Fire Fire […]

Building Construction and Systems Training for Commanders, Company Officers & Firefighters New for 2011 An intense and concentrated� series of programs examining trends and methods in building construction for the fire service with an emphasize on construction and� occupancy risk assessment, structural and construction systems, and their direct relationship on structural combat firefighting operations, firefighter […]

Firefighter Exposure to Smoke Particulates Under a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistance to Firefighter Grant, Underwriters Laboratories in collaboration with the Chicago Fire Department and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, recently completed a sixteen month study on the smoke and gas exposure firefighters confront during firefighting operations and subsequent contact exposure […]