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Peekin’ in the Attic: Discussion on recent Research Findings
April 1, 2015 | dynamics, Fire Dynamics, Fire Protection Engineering, firefighting-operations, LESSONS FROM THE FIREGROUND, Research & Development, Taking it to the Streets, THE MODERN FIREGROUND, UL | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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Peekin’ in the Attic: Discussion on recent Research Findings Join us Wednesday 04.01 at 8pm ET on FireFighternetcast.com for a live discussion on key elements of the recent published findings from the UL Residential Attic & Exterior Fire Hazards Research Study. Guests include Captain Joe Pronesti, who serves on UL’s Technical Review Panel on Positive […]

Tactical Patience and the New Considerations of Ventilation on Fire Behavior in Legacy and Contemporary Residential Construction
December 19, 2010 | behaviors, building construction, buildings, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, Combat Fire Engagement, construction, fire suppression, firefighting-operations, structure fires, UL | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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The most recent release of the testing report from Underwriters Laboratories; Impact of Ventilation on Fire Behavior in Legacy and Contemporary Residential Construction.

FIREFIGHTER EXPOSURE TO SMOKE PARTICULATES
November 9, 2010 | "firefighter safety", "health and safety", building construction, Christopher Naum, Codes, construction, dynamics, fire behavior, Fire Protection Engineering, firefighter-safety-health, fires, health, Recommendations, Reports, research, UL | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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Firefighter Exposure to Smoke Particulates Under a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistance to Firefighter Grant, Underwriters Laboratories in collaboration with the Chicago Fire Department and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, recently completed a sixteen month study on the smoke and gas exposure firefighters confront during firefighting operations and subsequent contact exposure […]

Operational Safety at Basement Fires: Close Call
July 28, 2010 | "Situational Awareness" assessment, building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildings, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, close-call, Combat Fire Engagement, construction, Engineered Structural Systems, failures, fire suppression, firefighting-operations, first-due, floors, Mayday, Naum, NFPA, NIOSH, Occupancy Risk, pre-planning, risk-based assessment, size-up, strategies, Systems and Assemblies, training-development, Trapped, Truss, UL, Uncategorized | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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Basement fires in both residential and commercial occupancies are one of the most challenging tactical operations that present numerous risk factors that required the highest degree of situational awareness, training skill sets and continuous incident monitoring and assessment to gauge building structural integrity, fire behavior and crew integrity and performance.  An explosion rocked a Fairdale, […]