February 23, 2021
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A Building Construction Awareness Project Fire Engineering In this Building Construction Awareness Project presentation, the panel speaks with Charles Jennings about the One Meridian Plaza fire in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This high-rise fire February 23, 1991, wrecked numerous floors ...
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February 2, 2021
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Exceptions to the rule are rare By Clay Magee | Fire Engineering There is no “never” and “always” in the world of firefighting, but there are some pretty hard and fast rules, one of them being the location ...
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February 1, 2021
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Fire on the 27th floor FDNY Response Videos ©FDNY Response Videos 2020 Location: 1450 Madison Ave off 99th street. 4&2 Response for the hospital. Fire in the 27th floor Elevator Machine room Fire knocked down with the house ...
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January 21, 2021
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Often oversimplified but in fact very complex By Clay Magee | Fire Engineering The first three parts to this series dealt mostly with issues for attack crews. However, standpipe systems are not just complicated on the attack end. ...
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December 21, 2020
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A video overview of the research IAFF Lori Moore-Merrell, IAFF Assistant to the General President Jason Averill, NIST Supervisory Fire Protection Engineer Many fire departments across the nation are being challenged by budget crises, rising call volume, personnel ...
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December 18, 2020
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Three firefighters killed in a high-rise fire on this day NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program On December 18, 1998, several fire companies and fire fighters responded at 0454 hours to a reported fire on the ...
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December 1, 2020
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How one department trains for high-rise firefighting Glenside Fire Company Kevin explaining the thinking and actions behind a driver/operator’s duties on a high rise operation while Jack performs them. The pump operator always has one of the most ...
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December 1, 2020
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Minimize your exposure to the flow path Fire Engineering Lieutenant Ray McCormack of the Fire Department of New York discusses a method for stretching out a hoseline from a standpipe to minimize firefighters’ exposure to the flow path ...
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November 30, 2020
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Fire on the 26th floor at Box 1088 ©FDNY Response Videos 2020 Address: 180 Riverside Blvd. off West 69th St. Fire on the 26th floor of a 42 story 200×400 class 1 MD MD to B-9: Your assignment ...
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November 4, 2020
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Sheltering in place on the balcony ©FDNY Response Videos 2020 Address: 50 East 89th St. off Madison Ave. Fire on the 30th floor of a 32 story 150×200 MD B-10: 10-77 – Fire on the 30th floor – ...
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