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Lessons from the Fireground: FDNY – The Bronx

August 27, 2020 | Bronx, building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, BUILDINGSONFIRE, buildingsonfire.com, Collapse, FDNY, firefighting-operations, floors, in-the-line-of-duty, LESSONS FROM THE FIREGROUND, LODD, Occupancy Risk, Reports and Case Studies | Christopher Naum | No Comments

Lessons from the Fireground: FDNY Lt. Howard Carpluk, Jr., and FF Michael C. Reilly August 27.2006 Box 33- 2797 1575 Walton Avenue, Bronx, New York On August 27, 2006, FDNY Lieutenant Howard Carpluk, Jr., and FF Michael C. Reilly died in the line-of-duty after the floor they were operating on during fire suppression operations […]

FDNY: The 23rd Street Fire and Collapse October 17, 1966-2019 53th Anniversary and Remembrance

October 17, 2019 | building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, Collapse, construction, FDNY, fire behavior, fire suppression, firefighting-operations, floors, in-the-line-of-duty, LODD, ordinary, Remembrance, Renovations | Christopher Naum | No Comments

Remembering the “23rd Street Fire” October 17, 1966-2019; 53th Anniversary and Remembrances On October 17th, 1966, Manhattan Dispatch recorded an alarm from a resident at 7 East 22nd Street for smoke on the 4th floor of a brownstone. Box 0598 was transmitted at 2136 hours. Engine 14, 3 & 16, Ladders 3 & 12, Battalion […]

Lessons from the Fireground-Buffalo, New York Genesee Street Fire

August 24, 2016 | building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, BUILDINGSONFIRE, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, Collapse, commander, construction, firefighting-operations, floors, in-the-line-of-duty, LESSONS FROM THE FIREGROUND, LODD, Mayday, NIOSH, Occupancy Risk, Predictability of Performance, Reports and Case Studies, risk-based assessment, size-up | Christopher Naum | No Comments

Lessons from the Fireground: Buffalo (NY) Fire Department On August 24, 2009, 45-year-old Lieutenant Charles â€œChipâ€ McCarthy and 34-year-old Firefighter Jonathan S. Croom died in an early morning fire after a partial first floor collapse at a mixed occupancy commercial/residential structure. Basement fires in both residential and commercial occupancies are one of the most […]

Colerain and Eleven Minutes to Mayday: Lessons from 2008 Resonate Today

April 4, 2016 | "firefighter safety", assemblies, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildings, BUILDINGSONFIRE, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, Collapse, Combat Fire Engagement, construction, Deployment, fire behavior, fire suppression, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting, firefighting-operations, first-due, floors, in-the-line-of-duty, LESSONS FROM THE FIREGROUND, LODD, major-incidents, Mayday, NIOSH, Occupancy Risk, Reports and Case Studies, RIT, Safety, size-up, strategies, structure fires | Christopher Naum | No Comments

Eleven Minutes to Mayday: Lessons from 2008 Resonate Today

Taking it to the Streets: â€œBuffalo, Bronx and Basements”

August 25, 2015 | Bronx, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildingsonfire.com, Collapse, COMMAND SAFETY, FDNY, firefighting-operations, Fireground Leadership, floors, in-the-line-of-duty, LESSONS FROM THE FIREGROUND, LODD, NIOSH, Reports and Case Studies, Taking it to the Streets | Christopher Naum | No Comments

Taking it to the Streets with your host Christopher Naum and regular guest Joe Pronesti for a conversation and remembrance- â€œBuffalo, Bronx and Basementsâ€ Join us on Tuesday evening August 25th at 7:30pm ET on; Taking it to the Streets with your host Christopher Naum and regular guest Joe Pronesti for a conversation and remembrance- […]

Taking it to the Streets- A Conversation on Basement Fires

February 22, 2015 | building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildings, Christopher Naum, floors, LESSONS FROM THE FIREGROUND, Taking it to the Streets, Taking it to the Streets | Christopher Naum | No Comments

Taking it to the Streets- A Conversation on Basement Fires Live Podcast on timely issues directly related to the conduct of operations at Basement Fires. Recent incident events in Georgia, Pennsylvania and New York over the immediate past week and over the previous two months draws attention to the operational demands, risks and parameters found […]

Operational Considerations for Residential Basement Fires

February 12, 2015 | buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, Collapse, fire behavior, fire suppression, firefighting-operations, floors, in-the-line-of-duty, LESSONS FROM THE FIREGROUND, NIOSH, Occupancy Risk | Christopher Naum | No Comments

Operational Considerations for Residential Basement Fires Basement fires in both residential and commercial occupancies are one of the most challenging tactical operations that present numerous risk factors requiring the highest degree of situational awareness, training skill sets and continuous incident monitoring and assessment to gauge building structural integrity, fire behavior and fire dynamics and corresponding […]

A View from the Street; Remembrance and Paying Respect

September 2, 2014 | building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildings, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, Collapse, compentencies, construction, fire behavior, Fire Service Tradition, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, first-due, floors, in-the-line-of-duty, LODD, major-incidents, Mayday, Naum | Christopher Naum | No Comments

A View from the Street; Remembrance and Paying Respect A brief trip on Friday took me to the City of Buffalo, New York. Following business, I made my way to 1815 Genesee Street. As the morning sun began to burn off the light layer of fog, I came upon my destination which at first glance […]

Still and Box for CFD: Near Miss Stairwell Collapse in Chicago

April 13, 2013 | "Situational Awareness" assessment, building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildings, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, close-call, Collapse, construction, fire behavior, fire suppression, firefighter, firefighting-operations, floors, Mayday, near-miss, Uncategorized | Christopher Naum | No Comments

A fire in a three story multiple family apartment building injured four City of Chicago (IL) firefighters when an interior stairway collapsed during firefighting operations. The building was constructed in 1927 and consisted of 5456 square feet of space with 3-5 apartment units. Built of masonry wall construction with a wood floor joist system, the […]