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Exterior Attack and Defensive Operations  The term “defensive” in the fire service is a strategic method of fire extinguishment from the exterior of the structure. The defensive method of fire attack is used primarily when the offensive attack is severely taxed, or it has become unsafe to continue in that manner, whether it is caused by fire spread, lack of ...

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Fire Department City of New York presents High-Rise Operations Symposium! March 19 & 20, 2009 Location FDNY Training Academy in Manhattan on Randall’s Island. During the Department’s 143-year history, we continue to develop more advanced procedures, tools and training. FDNY Chief Officers currently operating as Incident Commanders will provide these lifesaving lessons and techniques. Topics will include: • Crane Collapses • ...

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PART 2  FYI:  Photo By: Steve Spak Preventing Death and Injury After firefighters understand what a backdraft is, they must know how to prevent death and injury from such an explosion. There are three tactics that can reduce the chances of getting caught in a backdraft: venting, quenching and flanking. Venting a roof skylight over a burning store is one ...

  I HAD TO SUBMITT THIS IN 2 PARTS DUE TO THE WORD COUNT PART 1   What is a backdraft explosion and how does differ from a flashover? Explosions kill and injure firefighters in several ways. The blast can blow a firefighter across a street; flying glass and shrapnel can decapitate a firefighter; flame accompanying the explosion can cause serious ...

After taking a quiz here at Firelink I started doing some research on Hydrofluoric Acid, among other subjects, and found this very helpful site. Hope you all can use this info. Also, I found an interesting training article which partly describes backdraft. I'll post that as well. Take care everyone, Paul Jacobs

  .ExternalClass .EC_hmmessage P {padding:0px;} .ExternalClass body.EC_hmmessage {font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;}RAPID INTERVENTION TEAMS   Why do we need them?   * Hotter Fires   Fires are burning hotter due to more synthetics and polycarbonate materials being used. * Lightweight Construction Materials Pre-fabbed and glued together building materials, lightweight trusses. These products are known to immediately fail after brief exposures to high temperatures, (15-20 minutes ...

Here in Southwestern Pennsylvania, we have been experiencing colder than average temperatures lately. Potentially, we will be responding to more furnace malfunctioning calls, CO calls, water break calls, wires down calls, in addition to our fire calls and vehicle crashes. Please take care  and buckle up when responding to the fire station. We need you to arrive safely in order for us ...

This was sent to me by a fellow firefighter and was written by Chad Bozoski . . .   Solar Panel System Dangers I went to the presentation put on by the State of NJ last night at Amwell Valley Fire concerning solar panels and the danger they present to the Fire Service. It really opened my eyes to the potential ...

This study indicates how a chlorine gas release could affect major metropolitan areas; the Department of Homeland Security identifies chlorine attacks as a top-15 scenario.