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on the fireground.Fire Dynamics Videos
FIRE SCIENCE
UL Fire Safety Journal 3
Describes the live-fire experiments UL conducted to better understand fire behavior and to test innovative fire attack tactics that can help firefighters more safely and effectively fight modern structure fires.CONSTRUCTION CONCERNS
Cintas and Sqwincher Reward Hottest Job with Prizes to Beat the Heat |
Building Construction: Lightweight Steel Framing
Being able to distinguish between wood frame and
steel construction is crucial to any size-up. Here's how to recognize
steel frame so you can adjust tactics accordingly.
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Construction Concerns: Contractor Hazards
Gregory Havel discusses some construction site hazards that responders could encounter as a result of contractor negligence.
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Construction Concerns: Remodeling Older Buildings
Under fire conditions, firefighters should not
assume that remodeling has used materials similar to the original
construction materials, Greg Havel writes.
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Construction Concerns: Temporary Structures
Gregory Havel examines the precautions
firefighters must take and the knowledge they must have when responsing
to temporary structures.
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FE Talk Archive: SLICERS and DICERS
Bobby Halton talks with Eddie Buchanan and Ray McCormack. |
FIRE DYNAMICS ARTICLES
DICERS-VO: Protecting the Egress
Ray McCormack on how applying the DICERS-VO model allows you to protect your egress point on the fireground.
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Polyethylene Wall: "Gasoline Construction" for Houses
The lightweight construction and low density of
the material allow for high air flow into the product and expose more
surface area to a fire, drastically reducing the time to flashover.
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Firefighters Escape Close Call in Wind-Driven Fire
Five members of the Boise (ID) Fire Department narrowly avoid being buried in a structural collapse.
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Akron (OH) Police and Firefighters Investigate Suspected Arson
Police and firefighters are investigating the
link between a domestic fight and a suspected arson at the same
apartment two days later.
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Bully Fire (CA) Grows to 11,700 Acres
The Bully Fire grew by 500 acres overnight, to a
total of 11,700 acres as of Friday morning. Containment remained
unchanged at 51 percent.
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Challenges to Implementing PPA: Q&A
American Fork (UT) Fire & Rescue Chief Kriss
Garcia recently conducted a Webcast entitled "Challenges to Implementing
PPA." Here are his responses to some questions asked during the
presentation.
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Monticello Fire Burns 6,400 Acres |
Boston Firefighters Battle 2-Alarm Apartment Fire
No one was injured in a two-alarm fire Monday
night that started on the roof of an apartment building in Boston's
Mission Hill section.
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Wildland Firefighting 101
The wildland fire environment has proven to be a
dangerous one. We must always pay close attention to basic fundamentals
that control the outcome of these fires, writes Demetrius Kastro.
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Montana Firefighters Battle Garage Fire with Extension
On June 16, 2014, Miles City (MT) Fire Rescue
crews and mutual aid companies responded to a garage fire with extension
to other structures and vehicles.
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The Dangers of Gas Leaks
As the amount of gas use increases, the call volume and emergencies will increase accordingly, writes Daniel P. Sheridan.
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Rapid Fire Spread at Private Dwelling Fires
Learn why firefighters take house fires for
granted and discover the principles of residential fire envelopment.
Students will review the construction principles of modular construction
and learn the tactical actions to employ in fast-moving house fires.
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Fatal Newark House Fire Spread Quickly Due to Fake Flower
It was pride of ownership that led a New Jersey
family to decorate the front of their home with bright plastic flowers,
and it was those same decorations that acted as a fatal accelerant in a
fast moving blaze that killed everyone inside, prosecutors said Monday.
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Managing Big Fires 101: Divide and Conquer
The author shares lessons he learned while commanding operations at a wind-driven fire that threatened numerous buildings.
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Roundtable: Second-In Unit Assignment
Skip Coleman proposes a scenario based on recent fire studies conducted by UL and NIST.
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