With the funding from Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, and in partnership with the fire departments from New York, Chicago, Los Angeles County, Houston, and Bloomington (Minnesota), as well as the subject matter experts from Underwriters Laboratory (UL), NYU Fire … [Read more...]

Continuing this series of reviews of the UL’s Impact of Fire Attack Utilizing Interior and Exterior Streams on Firefighter Safety and Occupant Survival, having previously reviewed the results of Water Mapping … [Read more...]

As you may know. this year is the 20th Anniversary of FirefighterCloseCalls.com: "The Secret List" and we are doing something special with sincere hope that you will be a part of it.   FFCC & The Secret List has always been-and shall remain privately funded (thanks … [Read more...]

The nozzle is the fire service’s iconic and essential tool, like the rifle to the soldier, the hammer to the carpenter, or the knife to the chef. While we have many other tools, and vital roles that don’t even involve water, when on the fireground most of them support or depend … [Read more...]

Two people were rushed to hospital with undisclosed injuries and four others are being treated at the scene of a house fire in Vaughan Monday morning. A firefighter, whose helmet was melted by the intense heat of the blaze, was also assessed at the site of the fire but … [Read more...]

BY NICK J. SALAMEH original post found at: http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/print/volume-169/issue-5/features/tactical-changes-that-can-save-firefighters-lives.html Much has been said and studied about fire behavior over the past few years. So why are some in the fire … [Read more...]

The tremendous volume of information that has been provided to the fire service from recent fire dynamics research is enough to fill a textbook, while simultaneously requiring the revision of most of the textbooks already in print. And it keeps coming. Ongoing are projects that … [Read more...]

The first thing you notice in the firehouse kitchen at Engine Co. 45 is that you can’t see the walls. They are hidden. Every inch, floor to ceiling, totally covered by plaques. Commendations for heroism, bravery, valor. City, Hometown Pay Tribute To Fallen … [Read more...]

A Story of Impact: Residential fire in New York where tactics recommended by a NIOSH fire fighter fatality investigation report were used. Photo courtesy of the Nesconset Fire Department. Every time fire fighters enter a burning building they put themselves at risk of … [Read more...]

Courtesy of Statter911.com This pre-arrival video is shot and narrated by jerseyforlife who lives in the apartment adjacent to where the light smoke and some fire is visible on arrival from between the second and third floor balconies. The fire, around 9:30 a.m. Christmas Day, … [Read more...]

I made up a meme on Facebook recently on the need for ventilation to be "Controlled, Communicated, & Coordinated". I think we'd all agree that this is a good tactical practice to observe. The meme generated a lot of discussion about the practice of ventilation in general and … [Read more...]