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Houston Southwest Inn Fire
July 4, 2015 | "firefighter safety", Building Construction for the Fire Service, Christopher Naum, Collapse, Combat Fire Engagement, command presence, LESSONS FROM THE FIREGROUND, line-of-duty, LODD, Mayday, NIOSH, Reports and Case Studies | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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Southwest Inn Hotel Fire – 2013 6855 Southwest Freeway  Houston, Texas May 31, 2013 Incident Number 1305310305 A few weeks ago on Father’s Day, while in Houston (Texas) on business I stopped by to pay my solemn respects at the site of the May 31, 2013 Southwest Inn fire that claimed the lives of Four HFD firefighters and […]

All Companies Stand-by: Transmitting a New Box for…
January 21, 2015 | building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, command presence, command-leadership, Fire Service Tradition, fire-rescue-topics, firefighting-operations, History Repeating Event, in-the-line-of-duty, incidents, leadership, lessons, LODD, major-incidents, NFFF, NIOSH, professional development, risk-based assessment, Safety Culture, scenario, Ten Minutes in the Street, training-development, Uncategorized | Christopher Naum | No Comments

All Companies Stand-by: Transmitting a New Box for… The all new FireGroundLeadership.com         All Companies Stand-by: Transmitting a New Box for a brand new destination blog-site. You’ve arrived at the new FireGroundLeadership.com. Formally CommandSafety.com, the site has been retooled and redesigned to provide a focused streaming of information and insights with a […]

Operational Excellence
January 20, 2015 | "firefighter safety", building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, command presence, compentencies, fire behavior, Fire Flow, fire suppression, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, size-up, Skills, strategies | Christopher Naum | No Comments

“Operational Excellence is achieved through Tactical Discipline, Tactical Patience and Knowledge of our Buildingsonfire” Understanding the Compartment in various types of occupancies and variation of building types lends itself towards the identification and selection of appropriate tactics with corresponding capabilities in the form of sustainable water flow for the expected fire load package. Understanding the […]

The Same Mistakes: Newspaper Reports Common Issues Affecting Fire Operations
December 11, 2011 | "firefighter safety", building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, close-call, command presence, command-leadership, decision-making, firefighter, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, Uncategorized | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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Four years after nine firefighters died battling Sofa Super Store fire, a report details an eerily similar set of breakdowns in a March blaze.

From the Street and From the Office: Views on Firefighting Live Tonight
November 2, 2011 | Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, Collapse, command presence, command-leadership | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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Join in live tonight on Firefighternetcast.com

Remembrance of 9|11, The First-due; Honor, Courage, Duty and Fortitude
September 9, 2011 | building construction, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, command presence, command-leadership, firefighting-operations, fortitude, major-incidents | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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Remembrance of 9|11, The First-due; Honor, Courage, Duty and Fortitude, that defines who we are as firefighters.

Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week 2011: Day Five: Near-Misses, Maydays and Floor Collapses
June 22, 2011 | "firefighter safety", "health and safety", "pre-fire planning", "Safety Week", "Situational Awareness" assessment, assemblies, building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildings, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, close-call, command presence, construction, courage to be safe, Engineered Structural Systems, ESS, failures, fire behavior, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, fires, floors, IAFC, IAFF, LODD, Mayday, Naum, NFFF, NFPA, NIOSH | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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During the last quarter of 2010 and leading well into the second quarter of 2011 there has been a significant emerging trend developing in basement fires, compromised floor systems and assemblies leading to collapse and numerous near-miss events, close calls and unfortunatly, line of duty deaths during fire operations. If youÂ’ve been paying attention to the various news and […]

Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week: Day Three-The New Rules of Engagement
June 20, 2011 | "firefighter safety", "health and safety", "pre-fire planning", "Safety Week", "Situational Awareness" assessment, advocate, building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildings, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, close-call, Combat Fire Engagement, command presence, compentencies, fire suppression, firefighter, firefighting-operations, IAFC, management, Mayday, Naum, risk-based assessment | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week: Day Three-The New Rules of Engagement  With so many changes (budget cuts, staffing reductions, reduced training, etc.) in so many fire departments, it is critical for fire fighters to focus on their own survival on the fire ground. There is no other call more challenging to fire ground operations […]

Rules of Engagement 2010
September 1, 2010 | "firefighter safety", "health and safety", Christopher Naum, Combat Fire Engagement, command presence, command-leadership, compentencies, courage to be safe, decision-making, decisions, fire service, fire suppression, IAFC | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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The “Rules” were formally adopted by the IAFC Health, Safety and Survival Section at the Fire Rescue International Conference held last week in Chicago.

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January 14, 2010 | "firefighter safety", "Situational Awareness" assessment, behaviors, building construction, command presence, compentencies, courage to be safe, decision-making, fire behavior, firefighting-operations, first-due, incidents, Occupancy Risk, pre-planning, risk, risk-based assessment, Risk-preferring, Safety Culture, structure fires | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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Dynamic Risk Assessment is commonly used to describe a process of risk assessment being carried out in a changing or evolving environment, where what is being assessed is developing as the process itself is being undertaken. This is further problematical for the Incident Commander when confronted with competing or conflicting incident priorities, demands or distractions […]

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