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Predictability of Building Performance – Expect Fire
July 4, 2015 | building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildings, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, Combat Fire Engagement, COMMAND SAFETY, Company, decision-making, fire suppression, firefighter, firefighting-operations, fires, first-due, Taking it to the Streets, Ten Minutes in the Street, Uncategorized | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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The Predictability of Building Performance must take into consideration that in the context of today’s fire ground, buildings and fire dynamics, small changes on initial compartment or structure conditions may often produce and result in large-scale or magnitude changes that affect the long term outcome of the incident. We have assumed that the routiness or […]

Building Risk Profile, Before the First-Due
March 18, 2015 | building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildings, BUILDINGSONFIRE, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, Combat Fire Engagement, Company, compentencies, construction, firefighting-operations, first-due, Naum, Occupancy Risk, Reading the Building, Uncategorized | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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You are integral to all that’s required on the fireground: failure is not an option.

Tactical Discipline
July 26, 2013 | "firefighter safety", command-leadership, Company, compentencies, decision-making, duty, firefighter, firefighting-operations, first-due, Generations, History Repeating Event, Officers, professional development, qualifications, risk-based assessment, Risk-preferring | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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Defined by your actions on the Fireground and in Quarters.

Fire/EMS Safety, Health & Survival Week 2011: Day One- Are You Ready?
June 19, 2011 | "firefighter safety", "health and safety", "Safety Week", advocate, building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildings, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, Combat Fire Engagement, command-leadership, Company, courage to be safe, education, EGH, fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting, firefighting-operations, Mayday, Naum, NFFF | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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Fire/EMS Safety Week 2011 Fire/EMS Safety Week: Day One  Today is Day One of Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week 2011.  The previous week leading up to today has brought with it two significant incidents; one in Illinois, the other in Indiana, both involving structure fires and combat fire engagement, both  different types of occupacies with […]

FDNY Company Staffing Reductions
January 31, 2011 | Christopher Naum, Company, Deployment, FDNY | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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FDNY expects to save about $30 million a year by not having to pay overtime to staff the extra firefighters, officials said.

Taking it to the Streets: The First-Due Officer
November 15, 2010 | "firefighter safety", "Situational Awareness" assessment, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, Combat Fire Engagement, command-leadership, Company, compentencies, courage to be safe, decision-making, fire suppression, firefighter, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, first-due, operations | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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Grab a cup of coffee and sit down for an hour with Taking it to the Streets on Firefighernetcast.com where weÂ’ll discuss the street level issues affecting the First-Due Officer on Wednesday night November 17th at 9:00 pm EST.

Residential Structure Flashover and FF LODD- NIOSH Report
October 3, 2010 | "Situational Awareness" assessment, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, Combat Fire Engagement, Company, explosion, fire behavior, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, LODD, Mayday, NIOSH, rescues, residential, risk-based assessment, strategies, structure fires, Trapped | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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Victim was found wrapped in the 2 ½ inch hoseline that had ruptured.

NIST Report on Residential Fireground Field Experiments ISSUED
April 28, 2010 | "firefighter safety", Christopher Naum, Company, compentencies, Deployment, fire service, fire suppression, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting, firefighting-operations, first-due, NIST, Occupancy Risk, Reports, research, residential, Safety, study | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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Report-on-Residential-Fireground-Field-Experiments The NIST Firefighter Safety and Deployment Study; Titled- Report on Residential Fireground Field Experiements was issued this morning. A copy of the report is attached. The report is also available for download at the NIST, HERE Report Abstract: Service expectations placed on the fire service, including Emergency Medical Services (EMS), response to natural disasters, hazardous […]

Twenty Ten
December 31, 2009 | "firefighter safety", advocate, building construction, Christopher Naum, command-leadership, Company, compentencies, construction, courage to be safe, culture, decision-making, destiny, duty, Engineered Structural Systems, fire behavior, fire service, firefighter-safety-health, fortitude, History Repeating Event, leadership, lessons, LODD, mentoring, Naum, NFFF, NMRS, Officers, operations, Planning, qualifications, Remembrance, Safety, Safety Culture, Skills, tradition, training | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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As we transition into a new year, and as plans begin to take place that frame and outline the yearÂ’s activities, foremost in this planning, preparation, scheduling and outlook should be those activities and commitments that training, education and skill development can be implemented and enhanced. Take the initiative to recognize and identify training and […]