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Understanding-Building-Construction-For-Firefighting-Operations …
Jun 30, 2012 · CHRISTOPHER J. NAUM, SFPE, a Firehouse ® contributing editor, is a 36-year fire service veteran and a national instructor, author and lecturer. He is an authority on building …
FDNY Firefighters Tackle Raging Seven-Alarmer - Firehouse
May 2, 2024 · Crews initially tried to enter the structure but were quickly evacuated due to the intensity of the blaze. One of the challenges they faced was the wood-framed construction, …
The Initial Handline: Selecting the Proper Hose Diameter
Jan 10, 2017 · NFA formula example: 25-foot x 50-foot building, 25 percent involved in fire: 25’ x 50’ = 1,250 sq. ft. 1,250 / 3 = 416 416 x .25 = 104 gpm. Iowa formula example: 25-foot x 50 …
Massive 8-Alarm Fire Injures 16 FDNY Firefighters, Five Others
Apr 7, 2021 · More than 20 people —including as many as 16 FDNY firefighters —were injured in a massive eight-alarm blaze that tore through a Queens apartment building Tuesday. Around …
One Skill, One Drill, One Hour: Quick In-House Training Ideas
Jan 29, 2006 · 2 lengths of 2 1/2-inch hose. Setup: 10 minutes. Arrange the four lengths of hose so that male ends cross over male ends and female ends cross over female ends. Alternate 1 …
Foam Fundamentals - Firehouse
Apr 1, 2019 · AFFF foam will not work well on fires involving alcohol because water is miscible in alcohol meaning it absorbs it. With regular AFFF foam, it can be metered at 1 percent, 3 …
Fire Law: Incident-Related Liability - Firehouse
Mar 1, 2020 · The statistics are drawn from my fire litigation database. At the time of the analysis, there were 9,879 cases in the database, of which 3,921 were civil suits and 962 were incident …
Watch CA Crews Battle Fully Involved Structure Fire - Firehouse
June 7, 2020. Raw video shows East Contra Costa County firefighters using a defensive attack to battle a fully involved structure fire Saturday on Bethel Island. East Contra Costa Fire Battles ...
Free NFPA Structural Fire Fighting Online Training Now Available
March 29, 2021 – The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has launched free NFPA 1700, Guide for Structural Fire Fighting online training for firefighters to learn safer and more ...