On this day a response to an AFA turned deadly On July 28, 2011, a 37-year-old career captain died and 9 fire fighters were injured in a 6-story medical building fire while searching for the seat of the fire. At 1228 hours, dispatch sent four companies (2 engines, 1 truck, […]
“People in both fields operate with beliefs and biases. To the extent you can eliminate both and replace them with data, you gain a clear advantage.” ― Michael Lewis
Alan Glogovsky “Let it Burn!” A minimum of a primary check should be conducted if it is safe to do so. 9/10 times it could be negative, but that 10th time could be the time you find a victim.
2019-10-21 17:56:01
Brian Butler “Let it Burn!” Thanks for writing this. I just taught “Fires in occupied Vacant and Abandoned Buildings” this weekend and will next week and I used the Detroit incident focusing on exactly what you just wrote (and I reference this website for good information) We cant just write off everyone because the 679th fire in a Vacant has…
2019-10-07 14:48:30
EW Bratcher Selling Risk Management Poorly Thanks for the great perspective on the risk management side. You're right, we need to consider all the context of fire-related deaths before pointing any fingers at the administration. Assumptions can be dangerous for sure.
2019-06-28 16:51:37
Jesse Ireland On-Duty Deaths Under Search, 2011 – 2016 Thanks for doing the research on this subject. Were there any LODD’s specifically related to searching above or below the fire floor?
2019-02-03 23:31:03