All Entries Tagged With: "LODD"
Remembering FDNY Black Sunday…Multiple Firefighter LODDs January 23, 2005
FDNY: Remembering FDNY Black Sunday…LODD 2005 The call had come at 7:59 on a Sunday morning, the day after a January blizzard had shut down the city. There was still more than a foot of unplowed snow on East 178th Street off the Grand Concourse, and some of it was still swirling in 45-mile-an-hour gusts. […]
Firefighter Mark G. Falkenhan, Lutherville VFC, Baltimore County, Maryland LODD
Fire Community Mourns Loss of Firefighter Who Died In Four-Alarm Blaze Towson, Md. (January 20, 2011) — The Baltimore County fire community today mourns the loss of Mark G. Falkenhan, the Lutherville volunteer firefighter who died in last night’s four-alarm blaze at a Hillendale apartment complex. In addition to his affiliation with Lutherville VFC, Falkenhan, […]
A Breed Apart
Firefighters line Western Avenue on Tuesday after the funeral of Edward Stringer. (E. Jason Wambsgans, Chicago Tribune / December 29, 2010) Originally Posted by Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune December 29, 2010 Whatever the date on the birth certificate, in psychological years a firefighter never gets beyond adolescence. Like Edward Stringer, who was buried Tuesday, and […]
Why we do what we do, for the love of the Job….
Future Chicago Fire Commissioner Robert Hoff stands with his dad, Thomas Hoff, during an inspection at Soldier Field in 1960. Thomas Hoff died in the line of duty in a building collapse two years later. (Chicago Tribune / December 22, 2010) A fire commissioner’s words on tragedy, tempered by his family history. 2 firefighters killed […]
FireFighter Fatalities in 2009
The USFA recently issued the Report on Firefighter Fatalities in the Undited States for the year 2009. Ninety (90) on-duty firefighters from 33 states lost their lives as the result of incidents that occurred in 2009. Pennsylvania experienced the highest number of fatalities (8). In addition to Pennsylvania, only New York (7), North Carolina (6), […]
NIST Study on Charleston Furniture Store Fire Calls for National Safety Improvements
Major factors contributing to a rapid spread of fire at the Sofa Super Store in Charleston, S.C., on June 18, 2007, included large open spaces with furniture providing high fuel loads, the inward rush of air following the breaking of windows and a lack of sprinklers, according to a draft report released for public comment […]
Highrise Office Building Fire, One Meridian Plaza (Philadelphia, PA – February 1991)
Highrise Office Building Fire, One Meridian Plaza (Philadelphia, PA – February 1991) USFA Technical Report Subject(s): Fire Prevention & Planning/Code Enforcement, Firefighter Casualties, Health and Safety, Operations & Tactics Media: Technical Report Series Read Online/Download: Adobe Acrobat (PDF)/ Other Help PDF (1.6 Mb) , Text (159 Kb) Description: This report documents one of the most […]
Detroit Warehouse Fire Claims Three Firefighters (March 1987)
Detroit Warehouse Fire Claims Three Firefighters (March 1987) USFA Technical Report Subject(s): Arson, Firefighter Casualties, Operations & Tactics Media: Technical Report Series Read Online/Download: Adobe Acrobat (PDF)/ Other Help PDF (2.3 Mb) , Text (22 Kb) Description: This report describes the circumstances behind firefighter fatalities occurring within three hours in two separate incidents in different […]
The City of Charleston Sofa Super Store LODD-Routley Fire Reports
Read the report; understand the incident, the building performance, the fire behavior and the operation process deployed. Gain the insights from the overall apparent and contributing causes identified and presented and assess how these relate to your fire service perspective and department’s culture and performance today. City of Charleston Post Incident Assessment and Review Team […]
Remembering Brackenridge 1991 Floor Collapse and LODD
Remembering Brackenridge, Pennsylvania December 20, 1991: Four Firefighters Killed, Trapped by Floor Collapse Four volunteer firefighters died when they were trapped by a partial floor collapse during a structure fire in Brackenridge, Pennsylvania, on the morning of December 20, 1991. All four were members of a mutual aid truck company that had responded to the […]
Looking Forward Through the Rear View Mirror 2011
Looking Forward through the Rear View Mirror As the end of the year fast approaches, it amazes me how “fast” time seems to have passed. Certainly when looking back and reflecting upon the past year or the previous few years, each of us thinks and contemplates upon those events, milestones, anniversaries, highlights as well as […]
What’s On Your Radar Screen?
BuildingsonFire 2010; Building Construction, Command Risk Management and Operational Safety Major Influencing Fire Service Reports, Issues or Focus that should be on Your Radar Screen The following list is but a modest cross section of pertinent information or focus areas today’s Firefighter, Company or Command Officer MUST be knowledgeable in, have insights and proficiency […]
Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse Fire 1999
Friday December 3, 2010 marks the 11th anniversary of the Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse fire that resulted in the line of duty death of six courages brother firefighters. For those of you who remember this event, take the time to reflect and honor the sacrifice made this day; to those of you who have not […]
