ORIGINALLY POSTED AT: http://www.backstepfirefighter.com/2014/04/22/nowhere-but-up-a-look-at-attic-and-exterior-fire-spread/#sthash.8OLpm181.dpuf In January I wrote an article titled “What’s Burning Above You?” The intent of the composition was to ask the fire service if we can … [Read more...]
Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) containing combustible or flammable fluids can cause dangerous fires when improperly stored in warehouses and chemical facilities. Industry and public safety officials are currently working together to help reduce this risk. Visit the Fire … [Read more...]
Recall Robert De Niro's famous lines in Backdraft when he explains fire to a new recruit: "It's a living thing, it breathes—the only way to beat it is to think like it." In reality, it's a laboratory setting—not a Hollywood set—that provides research as to how fire eats, breathes … [Read more...]
Ever since firefighters have been going to building fires, it has been paramount that if they want to survive the destructive force of fire in a building, they must have knowledge of how buildings are constructed. Successful firefighters have realized this and endeavored to keep … [Read more...]
This is life saving information for all fire service professionals who call themselves firefighters. This video is from the three (3) part DVD that was freely handed out by the ATF FRL booth during the FDIC 2014 conference. It is my intent to solely spread this important … [Read more...]
Missed FDIC? Looking for the latest from UL FSRI? Vist our blog http://bit.ly/1qFr7g6 to download the "Science in the Big Room" and "Top 20 Tactical Considerations from Firefighter Research" presentations from FDIC. … [Read more...]
Original Post at: http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/2014/04/frank-ricci-applying-science-without-abandoning-aggressive-tactics.html?cmpid=EnlFireEngWeeklyApril112014 Wednesday afternoon class sessions at FDIC 2014 found one of the most esteemed members of the fire service … [Read more...]