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No More History Repeating Events-Remembrance
July 2, 2010 | "firefighter safety", "Situational Awareness" assessment, building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildings, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, Collapse, command-leadership, compentencies, construction, decision-making, failures, Fatalities, fire behavior, firefighting-operations, History Repeating Event, honor, in-the-line-of-duty, line-of-duty, LODD, major-incidents, mass-casualty-incident, NFPA, NIOSH, Remembrance, special-operations, structure fires, Trapped, Truss | Christopher Naum | No Comments

As we approach the July 4th holiday period, two significant LODD incidents previously occurred during this time frame that hold a number of lessons learned related to command management, operations, building construction principles and building performance, fire behavior and the ever present dangers of the job. Take the opportunity to learn more about these events, […]

Shopping Center Explosion: Fluid Risk Assessment
March 18, 2010 | "pre-fire planning", "Situational Awareness" assessment, building construction, command, construction, explosion, failures, firefighting-operations, gas leak, Mayday, NIOSH, special-operations, Sprinklers, Systems and Assemblies, tactics, training | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xMvNuA7PeE[/youtube] NIOSH recently released it’s report on the Penn-Mar Shopping Center Explosion that occured on May 7, 2008 in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Report Copy HERE. A number of mission critial lessons and insights can be gained regarding initial response, command management, operational safety, tactical deployment and effective situational awareness and dynamic risk assessment through […]

Urban Search and Rescue Insights
January 14, 2010 | building construction, buildings, Christopher Naum, Collapse, construction, Disaster Response, special-operations, Uncategorized, Urban Search and Rescue, USAR | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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Insights into the make-up and operational deployment of the FEMA National Urban Search and Rescue System (USAR) with information on the UFDA and USAID organization and strategic US&R considerations.