In The Books: High-Rise Buildings: Understanding the Vertical Challenges
David Rhodes discusses the comprehensive book High-Rise Buildings: Understanding the Vertical Challenges with authors Gerald Tracy and Jack Murphy.
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BuildingsonFire: Historical Code Insights
Host Christopher Naum discusses building classifications and insights firefighters can derive from historic codes.
NYC Mayor Faces Federal Charges; Allegedly Pressured FDNY Inspectors
An investigation into New York City Mayor Eric Adams indicated he tried to lean on the fire department to fast-track the opening of a 36-floor building.
Back Step Boys: Billy Goldfeder on OSHA Impacts
Ron Kanterman and Tom Aurnhammer talk with Billy Goldfeder about the new OSHA Emergency Response Standard.
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Protecting the Community Through Code Enforcement
Tim Thompson offers best practices for introducing or increasing code enforcement into communities.
Vision 20/20 Strategy-5 Codes and Standards
Jack J. Murphy outlines some of the goals of the Strategy-5 Codes and Standards task force when it comes to fire department code participation.
Avoiding Warehouse Disasters: The San Antonio Approach (32 Years Later)
How do firefighters attack a significant fire in a warehouse protected with a sprinkler system? Glenn Corbett considers the operational challenges.
Protecting Lives of Firefighters Is Not Necessary
Almost 10 years after the West (TX) explosion, no substantive changes have been enacted to protect the public and firefighters from a similar disaster.
Podcast: Back Step Boys
Ron Kanterman and Tom Aurnhammer discuss code enforcement and a recent five-alarm taxpayer fire in New York City along with various other topics.
Can We Improve Sprinkler Protection for Warehouses?
After a series of large and destructive warehouse and big-box store fires, Vyto Babrauskas examines how the fire safety profession may improve.
A View from America: Disastrously Bad High-Rise Safety in UK
Glenn Corbett and Dr. Vyto Babrauskas discuss what they perceive to be the shortcomings of high-rise fire protection and response across the pond.
Fire Prevention and Firefighter Safety Go Together
Code enforcement action taken while conducting fire inspections will have a positive impact on firefighter safety.
