Learn how to protect yourself from collapse by understanding why it occurs and the signs that lead to it. Dunn reviews general building design and construction methods, along with the types of collapses that may occur. He also documents hazards that occur with master stream operations and buildings under construction.

Collapse of Burning Buildings: A Guide to Fireground Safety

Engineering & Transportation

Dunn, Vincent

Engineering

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Collapse of Burning Buildings : A Guide to Fireground Safety (Study Guide)

• Identify hazards and how to avoid them• Maintain firefighter safety • Hazards or fires do not discriminate, they only destroy Learn from one of the leading authorities on how to identify hazards and avoid them. Dunn discusses the 15 most common hazards faced by firefighters, including cellar fires, collapse, peaked roofs, wildfires, interior operations, ladder operations, forcible entry, and others.

Safety & Survival on the Fireground

A busy fire officer handles numerous tasks: administration, budgets, political interaction, medical response, fire prevention, inspections, etc. This book brings the active fire officer back to his job’s focus: Fighting fires and responding to emergencies.

Command and Control of Fires and Emergencies

Fire Engineering Books

In this five-part series Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn (Ret. FDNY) shares his experiences and knowledge about size-up, specific collapse types, patterns that occur, warning signs, and dangers inside as well as outside the structure. Each new DVD includes downloadable quiz questions for use on your PC, as well as new introductions by author Vincent Dunn. Discussion questions are presented at the end of the program.   Most common U.S. building. Types, kinds of collapse and causes, fire spread, case studies, special dangers, porch and chimney collapse, and protection.    17 min./2004

Collapse of Burning Buildings - Wood Frame Building Collapse

In this five-part series Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn (Ret. FDNY) shares his experiences and knowledge about size-up, specific collapse types, patterns that occur, warning signs, and dangers inside as well as outside the structure. Each new DVD includes downloadable quiz questions for use on your PC, as well as new introductions by author Vincent Dunn. Discussion questions are presented at the end of the program.    Floor Collapse: On-scene account and case study analysis of tragic examples of floor collapse, floor deck failure, floor beam support, floor systems, warning signs of collapse, and firefighter evacuation.    21 min./2004

Collapse of Burning Buildings - Floor Collapse

In this five-part series Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn (Ret. FDNY) shares his experiences and knowledge about size-up, specific collapse types, patterns that occur, warning signs, and dangers inside as well as outside the structure. Each new DVD includes downloadable quiz questions for use on your PC, as well as new introductions by author Vincent Dunn. Discussion questions are presented at the end of the program.   Truss roofs are the cause of more deaths and serious injuries, and their use is increasing. Case studies, definitions and term, lightweight and timber trusses, construction features, conflicting size-ups, and safe operating procedures.    21 min./2004

Collapse of Burning Buildings - Truss Roof Collapse

In this five-part series Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn (Ret. FDNY) shares his experiences and knowledge about size-up, specific collapse types, patterns that occur, warning signs, and dangers inside as well as outside the structure. Each new DVD includes downloadable quiz questions for use on your PC, as well as new introductions by author Vincent Dunn. Discussion questions are presented at the end of the program. This video explains the types and construction, three ways they can collapse, protection, firefighter falls, slope or pitch, most dangerous surfaces, and safety procedures. 19 min./2004

Collapse of Burning Buildings - Peaked Roof Collapse

In this five-part series Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn (Ret. FDNY) shares his experiences and knowledge about size-up, specific collapse types, patterns that occur, warning signs, and dangers inside as well as outside the structure. Each new DVD includes downloadable quiz questions for use on your PC, as well as new introductions by author Vincent Dunn. Discussion questions are presented at the end of the program. Learn how firefighters are as likely to get killed outside a burning building as inside, the different kinds of walls, the three ways they collapse, how far they fall, establishing a danger zone, proper use of hose stream, flanking, responsibilities of officers, and more.Originally released on VHS in 1990.

Collapse of Burning Buildings - Wall Collapse

This is a "how to" book written by a "know how" person for anyone who practices firefighting strategy. Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn is passing on to the next generation of firefighters the lessons ("strategy summaries") he learned from his years of firefighting experience. He describes firefighting strategies for the most common types of fire scenarios and identifies specific firefighting problems presented to an incident commander by occupancy and construction type. More importantly, he explains firefighting solutions and offers firefighting plans, standard procedures, action plans, ideas, guidelines, explanations, key steps, and systems of firefighting procedures. This book is not about tactics. It's about strategy - plans of firefighting, logical ways to solve problems at fires.

Strategy of Firefighting

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