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Operational Safety on Fire Escapes

August 9, 2013 | "firefighter safety", building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, Collapse, failures, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, in-the-line-of-duty, LODD, NIOSH, operations | Christopher Naum | No Comments

Fire escapes can be readily found on numerous buildings of heritage and legacy construction, are you aware of some safety considerations?

Colerain and Eleven Minutes to Mayday: Lessons from 2008 Resonate Today

April 4, 2013 | "firefighter safety", assemblies, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildings, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, Collapse, Combat Fire Engagement, construction, Deployment, fire behavior, fire suppression, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting, firefighting-operations, first-due, floors, in-the-line-of-duty, LODD, major-incidents, Mayday, NIOSH, RIT, Safety, size-up, strategies, structure fires | Christopher Naum | No Comments

Eleven Minutes to Mayday: Lessons from 2008 Resonate Today

2004 PA Church Fire and Collapse: Situational Awareness and Collapse Zone Management

March 13, 2013 | "Situational Awareness" assessment, building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, Collapse, construction, firefighter, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, in-the-line-of-duty, LODD, mass-casualty-incident, NIOSH | Christopher Naum | No Comments

Victim #1 was acting as the Incident Safety Officer and Victim #2 was performing overhaul, when the bell tower collapsed on them and numerous other fire fighters.

Worcester FF Brian Carroll recalls the Arlington Street Fire of December 8, 2011

December 3, 2012 | "firefighter safety", building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildings, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, close-call, Collapse, firefighting-operations, fires, floors, LODD, Mayday, near-miss, NIOSH, residential | Christopher Naum | No Comments

December LODD Remembrance: Worcester Fire Department with the Dec. 3, 1999, deaths of six firefighters at the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. and the death of Firefighter Jon D. Davies Sr. on Dec. 8, 2011, during a blaze at 49 Arlington St.

Fire Fighter Killed by Exterior Wall Collapse during Defensive Operations at a Commercial Structure

May 24, 2012 | Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildings, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, Collapse, construction, fire behavior, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, in-the-line-of-duty, LODD, Multipl Alarm, NIOSH, ordinary, size-up, structure fires | Christopher Naum | No Comments

NIOSH Report highlights collapse considerations during defensive operations that contributed to FF LODD

Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Reports

October 7, 2011 | "firefighter safety", Christopher Naum, decision-making, Fatalities, firefighting, firefighting-operations, in-the-line-of-duty, lessons, line-of-duty, LODD, NIOSH | Christopher Naum | No Comments

New NIOSH LODD Reports issued from the FIRE FIGHTER FATALITY INVESTIGATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM. Are they on your radar screen?

NIOSH LODD Report Released on Fire and Collapse Which Killed Two Chicago Firefighters

August 5, 2011 | "pre-fire planning", "Situational Awareness" assessment, building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildings, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, Collapse, failures, firefighting-operations, LODD, Mayday, NIOSH | Christopher Naum | No Comments

NIOSH LODD Report Released on Fire and Collapse Which Killed Two Chicago Firefighters F2010-38 Two Career Fire Fighters Die and 19 Injured in Roof Collapse during Rubbish Fire at an Abandoned Commercial Structure – Illinois NIOSH Executive Summary On December 22, 2010, a 47-year-old male (Victim # 1) and a 34-year old male (Victim # […]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program

July 4, 2011 | "firefighter safety", "Situational Awareness" assessment, building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, close-call, Collapse, Fatalities, fire suppression, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, History Repeating Event, LODD, major-incidents, Naum, NIOSH | Christopher Naum | No Comments

Video Clip recorded live by Fire Department Network News TV (FDNNTV) at the 50th IAFF Fire Fighter Convention in San Diego, CA on August 23, 2010. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, also known as NIOSH, is a federal agency that is part of the Centers for Disease Control. NIOSH has a mission […]

NIOSH Findings Reported on Bridgeport (CT) Double LODD Fire; Failed to Respond to Maydays

June 30, 2011 | "firefighter safety", "Situational Awareness" assessment, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildings, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, command-leadership, construction, fire behavior, fire suppression, firefighting-operations, in-the-line-of-duty, line-of-duty, LODD, Mayday, Naum, NIOSH, residential, RIT | Christopher Naum | No Comments

Bridgeport (CT) fire officials’ failure on nearly ever level led to the line-of-duty deaths of two firefighters battling a fire in a residential occupancy in Bridgeport, CT on July 24, 2010.

NIOSH LODD Report Issued: Fire Department faulted in firefighter deaths

June 29, 2011 | "firefighter safety", Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildings, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, fire behavior, fire suppression, firefighting-operations, line-of-duty, LODD, Mayday, NIOSH | Christopher Naum | No Comments

NIOSH Released its report (F2010-18) on the July 24, 2010 house fire that resulted in the two fire fighter LODDs. Bridgeport fire officials’ failure on nearly every level led to the deaths of two firefighters battling a West Side blaze last July, the NIOSH report has concluded. Among the findings of the National Institute for […]