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Podcast: BuildingsonFire: The ‘Four Reads’

Four Reads podacast Chris Naum

In this podcast, host Chris Naum discusses the “Four Reads” when it comes to fire operations: Reading the Fireground, Reading the Building, Reading the Fire, and Reading the Companies. He also discusses the upcoming Reading Buildings Tour in NYC with FDNY Chief Danny Sheridan.

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