Humpday Hangout: Building Construction and Firefighter LODD Reports

Humpday Hangout: Building Construction and Firefighter LODD Reports

In yesterday’s Humpday Hangout, Fire Engineering Editor in Chief Bobby Halton and Fire Rescue Editor in Chief Erich Roden spoke to Chris Naum, Bill Carey, and Chris Willis. They touched on the fire service’s role in the Ebola panic, NIOSH firefighter fatality investigations and reports, a recent line-of-duty death (LODD) probe, reductionism in analysis of fireground events, and accountability. The also touch on the root causes of firefighter operational deaths, the impact (or lack thereof) of firefighter LODD reports, health and wellness, and more.

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