FD Training Archive

  • To expand on the terms backdraft (or also known as a smoke explosion) and flashover, let’s review these terms as both of these events are related from the perspective that...

    Reading Smoke – Part 2

    To expand on the terms backdraft (or also known as a smoke explosion) and flashover, let’s review these terms as both of these events are related from the perspective that...

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  • This month I will discuss good rules to follow and pitfalls to avoid when going through the oral interview process. I will analyze the components of the oral interview and...

    Mastering the Oral Interview – Part 1

    This month I will discuss good rules to follow and pitfalls to avoid when going through the oral interview process. I will analyze the components of the oral interview and...

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  • The mitigation of structural fires is a dynamic process that is normally based on numerous factors that can be summarized as follows:  Every structural fire presents a different set of...

    Reading Smoke – Part 1

    The mitigation of structural fires is a dynamic process that is normally based on numerous factors that can be summarized as follows:  Every structural fire presents a different set of...

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  • Gordon Graham here.  I sincerely hope that all is going good for you and your family – and it is nice to see the weather warming up a bit around...

    My Wake Up Call

    Gordon Graham here.  I sincerely hope that all is going good for you and your family – and it is nice to see the weather warming up a bit around...

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  • Incident Pre-Planning Last month (February) I attended the Firehouse World Conference and Exhibition in San Diego. This conference has been in San Diego for ten years. Presented at the conference...

    Incident Pre-Planning

    Incident Pre-Planning Last month (February) I attended the Firehouse World Conference and Exhibition in San Diego. This conference has been in San Diego for ten years. Presented at the conference...

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