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A Delicate Balance
Light Weight construction has given way to Engineered Structural Systems (ESS) which in today’s evolving fireground, have an even more extensive array of performance, operational and integrity issues...
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Cugees Restaurant Roof Collapse-1981 LAFD
LAFD January 28, 1981 Was working on an LODD report and came across a past notable incident that occurred over 32 years ago, that should be recognized, for many of you that may not of heard or read...
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Remembering the FDNY Father’s Day Fire- 2001
June 17, 2001 Remembering FDNY Father’s Day Fire-June 17, 2001 The relative calm of a quiet Sunday, Father’s Day, June 17th , 2001 was broken at 14:19 hours with a phone call to the FDNY Queens...
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FDNY: The 1978 Waldbaum Fire and Collapse-Remembrance 35 Years
The Waldbaums Supermarket Fire and Collapse FDNY 1978 Thirty Five Years ago: The Waldbaum Super market fire, Brooklyn, New York occurred on August 2, 1978. Six firefighters died in the line of duty...
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FDNY: The 23 Street Collapse October 17,1966 Box 55 598
Accessed from FDNY – Remembering the “23rd Street Fire” October 17, 1966, Facebook Page Accessed from FDNY – Remembering the “23rd Street Fire” October 17, 1966, Facebook Page On October 17th, 1966,...
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Field Trips
Building Anatomy If you don’t know how the building was built, its materials, the degree of compartmentation, workmanship, level of fixed or passive systems and layout: then how do you expect to...
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Building Risk Profile, Before the First-Due
Understanding Building Risk Profile, Before the First-Due Arrival. Photos: CJ Naum You need to get out into the streets and not only look at your buildings, but also comprehend what it is you’re...
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Ready, Set, Go…
Ready, Set, Go… Before Making Entry, while in the street; Has someone completed or assigned the reconn for a 360 of the building? Have you looked at the Building and its Profile and Understood what...
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Lessons from the Fireground: Watts Street Fire-FDNY 1994
Lessons from the Fireground: Watts Street Fire-FDNY 1994 On the evening of March 28, 1994, FDNY responded to a report of heavy smoke and sparks from a chimney of a three-story apartment building...
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Lessons from the Fireground- Third Avenue Collapse FDNY 1956-2016
Lessons from the Fireground- Third Avenue Collapse FDNY 1956 4065 Third Avenue Bronx (NY) April 4, 1956 FDNY- Box 4-4- 2904 Bronx (NY) Box 2904 was struck at 20:40 hours on April 4, 1956 for a reported...
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