Dunn’s Dispatch: Debris Disposal
Disposing of fire debris by throwing objects out of windows poses a threat to other firefighters on the fireground. Chief Vincent Dunn discusses salvage and overhaul operations.
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Dunn’s Dispatch: Terrorist Bomb Searching
Today, first-responding firefighters are being asked to take life-saving action at suspected bomb incidents. Vincent Dunn reviews some scenarios you may encounter and things to…
Dunn’s Dispatch: Evacuating a Burning Building
There are several strategies for evacuating a burning building. Chief Vince Dunn discusses each of these strategies and their implications for fire suppression operations.
Dunn’s Dispatch: Rekindle Fires
Preventing a rekindle is a team responsibility. Vincent Dunn discusses the implications of a rekindle and the importance of overhaul operations.
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Dunn’s Dispatch: Wood-Frame Collapse
Do you really know the dangers of wood-frame building collapse? Vince Dunn discusses some construction types that pose a danger to firefighters.
Dunn’s Dispatch: Conflagrations
Do you really know what the word "conflagration" means? Vince Dunn examines terms to classify large-scale fire incidents in various environments.
Dunn’s Dispatch: High-rise Fire Secret
How easy is it for firefighters to extinguish a fully involved high-rise office floor? Vince Dunn debunks one of the fire service's long-standing myths.
Dunn’s Dispatch: Stopping Fire Spread
Fire officers must know the basic construction types and understand the various ways flames can spread throughout each type of burning building.
Dunn’s Dispatch: Deadly Elevators
Fire experience and testing reveals flame, heat, and water cause elevators to malfunction. Vincent Dunn writes about a close call at a high-rise.
Dunn’s Dispatch: Locating the Fire
Do you know how to search for fire? Vincent Dunn stresses the importance of this critical action in winning the firefight.
Dunn’s Dispatch: Communications Strategies
Do you know how to communicate a life-and-death situation at a fire? Vincent Dunn examines who's responsible for communicating this vital information on the fireground.
Dunn’s Dispatch: Caught and Trapped
A study by the National Fire Protection Association shows more firefighters are dying from being caught and trapped on the fireground. Vincent Dunn examines some…
Dunn’s Dispatch: Flashover Defined
03.15.2007
