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Maintenance man ran from door to door at the complex yelling for residents to get out.
One key identifying characteristic of all NIOSH reports: The NIOSH investigators, regardless of the type of incident, put much of their comprehensive analysis into the context of risk management principles. They do not so much look to assess blame as to explain what happened, why it happened and what firefighters need to know so that the likelihood of a similar event happening again is minimized.
The report says the response to the fire was flawed for various reasons, including for not establishing an incident command center and a lack of understanding about the possibility of a detonation.
Funeral for Lieutenant Jason Adams focused not on how he died but on how he lived his life.
"It always starts with a photo–one single image of a building, on fire (or not), with the audience invoking question: would you say go or no-go? And almost like magic, enter the easily predictable keyboard incident commanders."
A collection of training photos from FFN member and fire photographer Bridget Gandee.
Chief Doug Cline and guests Dr.Burton Clark and Chief Chris Naum as they have a president discussion on the need for a paradigm shift in the fire service.
Fire in the auto shop - Do you lead off with an 1-3/4" or a 2 1/2"?
"People typically criticize what they do not know or understand. Understanding this context allows us to have appreciation for the various generations and capitalize on the strengths of each." Brian Ward presents dealing with generational differences in training.
From early in 2015, a look at high-rise training explained in the Sacramento area courtesy of the Sacramento Fire Department
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