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The Kitchen Table: Don’t be trapped by Dogma, Strive for Excellence - Firefighter Blog
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Monday, October 10, 2011. Don’t be trapped by Dogma, Strive for Excellence. Posted by Christopher J. Naum, SFPE. Excerpt from Steve Job’s Commencement Address, Stanford University June 12, 2005. And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something. Steve Jobs, June 2005. Whether you’re a practicing or emerging fire officer or commander, a designated leader or the unofficial leader, a seasoned veteran or a newly appointed probationary firefighter, there...
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The Kitchen Table: 07/01/2011 - 08/01/2011 - Firefighter Blog
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Sunday, July 17, 2011. The Hyatt Regency Skywalk Collapse 1981; The Begining of Urban Heavy Rescue. Posted by Christopher J. Naum, SFPE. Thirty Year Anniversary 1981-2011. The Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse July 1981. Eleven were killed and 23 injured. The incident involved more than 60 hours of continuous rescue operations and resources from 5 county fire districts; 16 municipal fire departments; and a response of Civil Defense, military, and private sector technical specialists. Construction difficulti...
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The Kitchen Table: Looks may be Deceiving - Firefighter Blog
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Friday, October 28, 2011. Looks may be Deceiving. Posted by Christopher J. Naum, SFPE. Does the exterior appearance of a residential structure "always" provide reasonable profile clues or assurances to the presence of an engineered structural support system (ESS)? What are occupancy profile signatures that you can read on a building that might support your observations and presumptions that will lead you directly towards you tactical engagement. More in the next post. November 23, 2011 at 3:50 AM. I like...
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The Kitchen Table: Building Knowledge = Fire Fighter Safety - Firefighter Blog
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Sunday, August 7, 2011. Building Knowledge = Fire Fighter Safety. Posted by Christopher J. Naum, SFPE. Modern incident demands on the fireground are unlike those of the recent past requiring incident commanders and commanding officers to have increased technical knowledge of building construction with a heightened sensitivity to fire behavior, a focus on operational structural stability and considerations related to occupancy risk versus the occupancy type.". Christopher Naum, SFPE. The Kitchen Table blo...
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The Kitchen Table: 09/01/2011 - 10/01/2011 - Firefighter Blog
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Saturday, September 10, 2011. Remembrance of 9 11, The First-due; Honor, Courage, Duty and Fortitude. Posted by Christopher J. Naum, SFPE. Honor, Courage, Duty, Fortitude. Http:/ www.9-11commission.gov/report/911Report Ch9.htm. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Welcome to The Kitchen Table. Connect with the FR1 Community. If You Like The Kitchen Table. 1 Leave us comments! 2 Help spread the word. Tell your friends around your real. Firehouse kitchen table. Or email us. The Continuing Chronicles of the FNG(irl).
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The Kitchen Table: The Hyatt Regency Skywalk Collapse 1981; The Begining of Urban Heavy Rescue - Firefighter Blog
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Sunday, July 17, 2011. The Hyatt Regency Skywalk Collapse 1981; The Begining of Urban Heavy Rescue. Posted by Christopher J. Naum, SFPE. Thirty Year Anniversary 1981-2011. The Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse July 1981. Eleven were killed and 23 injured. The incident involved more than 60 hours of continuous rescue operations and resources from 5 county fire districts; 16 municipal fire departments; and a response of Civil Defense, military, and private sector technical specialists. Construction difficulti...
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The Kitchen Table: Remembering Hackensack and Gloucester - Firefighter Blog
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Saturday, July 2, 2011. Remembering Hackensack and Gloucester. Posted by Christopher J. Naum, SFPE. As we approach the July 4th holiday period, two significant LODD incidents previously occurred during this time frame that hold a number of lessons learned related to command management, operations, building construction principles and building performance, fire behavior and the ever present dangers of the job. Learn from the past so we don’t repeat it. Remember- NO MORE HISTORY REPEATING EVENTS! Thanks fo...
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The Kitchen Table: Defining Operations on the First-Due - Firefighter Blog
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Tuesday, August 9, 2011. Defining Operations on the First-Due. Posted by Christopher J. Naum, SFPE. First-due company operations are influenced by a number of parameters and factors; some deliberate and dictated, others prescribed and prearranged and yet others subjective, biased, predisposed or at times accidental, casual and emotional. For many of you riding the seat or arriving assuming command; you understand the connotations and implications I'm making here. Are there key factors, or are there "list...
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The Kitchen Table: National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend 2011 - Firefighter Blog
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Saturday, October 15, 2011. National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend 2011. Posted by Christopher J. Naum, SFPE. Help Spread the Word: Bells Across America Will Ring to Honor Fallen Firefighters. Make sure your website or blog is providing live coverage of 2011 Memorial Weekend. Information From the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation 2011 Memorial Weekend Website (Direct Links HERE. Please visit the web site directly for more information on the programs offered by the NFFF. In addition, there wi...
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The Kitchen Table: Tabletop Training for the Weekend: “Rubbish Fire-Fill the Box” - Firefighter Blog
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Saturday, August 27, 2011. Tabletop Training for the Weekend: “Rubbish Fire-Fill the Box”. Posted by Christopher J. Naum, SFPE. This special weekend edition of Ten Minutes in the Street. Is being offered on CommandSafety.com and is taking advantage of a training video produced by the LAFD in 2009 that involved a basis initial dispatch to a report of a rubbish fire that escalates into two structure fires and resulted in multiple alarm operations. The Scenario Link,. A Training Aide PDF. If not why not?