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Mega Mansions- Insights from the Maryland Childs Point Road Fire
August 7, 2015 | Architectural Design, Building Anatomy, building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, BUILDINGSONFIRE, Christopher Naum, construction, decision-making, Fatalities, fire behavior, Fire Flow, firefighting-operations, LESSONS FROM THE FIREGROUND, mass-casualty-incident, Occupancy Risk, Predictability of Performance, Reports and Case Studies, structure fires, THE MODERN FIREGROUND | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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  On Monday, January 19, 2015, a fire occurred at a residential dwelling located at 936 Childs Point Road, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland 21401.  The two-story occupied single family dwelling was approximately 16,386 square feet in size and sustained a complete loss to the structure and contents. The damage was estimated to be approximately […]

NIST/Simulation of a Fire in a Hillside Residential Structure San Francisco, CA
January 31, 2015 | BUILDINGSONFIRE, fire behavior, Fire Flow, fire suppression, in-the-line-of-duty, LESSONS FROM THE FIREGROUND, LODD, Occupancy Risk, Research & Development | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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Buildingsonfire Lessons from the Fireground – NIST/Simulation of a Fire in a Hillside Residential Structure San Francisco, CA On June 2, 2011, a fire in a multi-level, wood-frame residential structure claimed the life of two firefighters of the San Francisco (CA) Fire Department. NIST examined the fire dynamics of this incident at the request of […]

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 […]

A View from the Street
December 29, 2014 | Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildings, Christopher Naum, Combat Fire Engagement, compentencies, fire behavior, Fire Flow, fire suppression, firefighting-operations, fires | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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The Art and Science of Firefighting is aligning in a manner that will ultimately forge enhancements in…

Large Warehouse Fire: Gastonia, NC
April 13, 2013 | "pre-fire planning", building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildings, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, Collapse, construction, fire behavior, Fire Flow, firefighter, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, fires, Occupancy Risk, operations, pre-planning, size-up, Systems, Systems and Assemblies, tactics, Uncategorized | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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A large warehouse fire in a 211,000 SF complex resulted from a transformer explosion this morning at the Wix Distribution Center in Gastonia, NC. The building complex was a former textile mill and was built in 1917. Published report indicate that more than 60 firefighters operated at the scene to control the fire. It was […]

Delayed Standpipe Operations Investigated in Asheville Medical Building Fire
July 30, 2011 | building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildings, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, Codes, Combat Fire Engagement, construction, fire behavior, Fire Flow, Fire Protection Engineering, fire suppression, firefighting, firefighting-operations, fires | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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  Apparent delays with establishing a sustained water supply via the building standpipe system are being published in the Asheville Citizens-Times.com today. Direct link HERE Published reports are indicating possible problems with water delivery to the standpipe system designed to supply water from a street hydrant system to the fifth floor of a burning medical […]

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November 3, 2010 | "firefighter safety", "Situational Awareness" assessment, behaviors, building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildingsonfire.com, Charleston, Christopher Naum, Combat Fire Engagement, decision-making, fire behavior, Fire Flow, fire suppression, fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, fires, Naum, NIST, Occupancy Risk, risk-based assessment, Safety Culture, size-up, structure fires, Uncategorized | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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Many would argue that the fire ground doesn’t need to be “redefined”; that the way we do business in the Streets is just fine and that the American Fire Service knows how to get the job done, at any cost.

Remembering the Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse Fire 12.03.99
December 1, 2009 | "pre-fire planning", "Situational Awareness" assessment, building construction, Collapse, command presence, command-leadership, construction, courage, decision-making, fire behavior, Fire Flow, fire suppression, firefighting-operations, fires, fortitude, History Repeating Event, in-the-line-of-duty, leadership, LODD, Mayday, Remembrance, Trapped, Uncategorized, vacant | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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    December 3, 2009 marks the 10th anniversary of the Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse fire that resulted in the line of duty death of six courages brother firefighters. The Worcester Six; Firefighter Paul Brotherton Rescue 1 Firefighter Jeremiah Lucey Rescue 1 Lieutenant Thomas Spencer Ladder 2 Firefighter Timothy Jackson Ladder 2 Firefighter James Lyons […]