A pre-conference preview     Tuesday, April 09, 2019: 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM Gerald Tracy Battalion Commander (Ret.) Fire Department of New York It takes more than personnel to meet the challenge of high-rise operations. The building, active and ...

Let’s begin with the receipt of an alarm     By Gerald Tracy | FDIC.com What’s the chance you will encounter a serious fire in a high-rise office building? According to the National Fire Protection Association report on high-rise fire ...

The “Above and Beyond” Engine Company     Monday April 8, 2019 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. REGISTER NOW This class is taught by two seasoned San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) veterans who believe that the best way to fight ...

Deploying, packing, and more   Coppell Fire Department – Coppell Fire Department Training Video – How to re-pack the 2017 High Rise bundle Deployment of the 2017 High Rise bundle Review of the most recent additions to the high rise ...

First footage from inside tragic fire   The Telegraph – First footage from inside Grenfell Tower fire shown to inquiry

London Fire Brigade Commissioner Dany Cotton, manager of the tragic high-rise fire   Sky News – The final week of evidence continues from London Fire Brigade. This includes firefighters who undertook active firefighting, control room staff and commanders who were ...

London Fire Brigade Commissioner Dany Cotton on the tragic high-rise fire     Channel 4 News – Dany Cotton, head of the London Fire Brigade, told the Grenfell Tower Inquiry today that as soon as she arrived at the fire ...

By Demetrius Kastros | Fire Engineering   “I have just one expectation. Everyone goes home safe in the morning, with no injuries or dangerous exposures. The rest is just part of the job.” I used to say this to my ...

Understanding progressive collapse     Shih-Ho Chao, University of Texas Arlington (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) When buildings collapse killing hundreds – or thousands – of people, ...

Building resilience in your communication systems     (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Thomas Terndrup, The Ohio State University and Nicholas Kman, The Ohio State University (THE CONVERSATION) “The ...