Fire Blog Roundup: Door Control, Balloon Frame Construction, and More

Fire dynamics, a mainstay in fire service blogosphere discussions, was addressed by our bloggers this week in two aspects: P.J. Norwood discussed methods for short-staffed companies to effectively control the door, while Joe Pronesti discusses fire spread in balloon-frame建造and reflected on a multi-line-of-duty deathfire in such a building.

In addition, “Chief Reason” Art Goodrich posted the first installment of hisfirefighterfiction series,“The Adventures of Jake and Vinnie©.”

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Get Smart Don’t dumb down the importance and danger of what we do. Let’s prize functionally intelligent firefighters, Mark vonAppen writes. Read More >>

袭击消防员 John K. Murphy addresses the recent spate of violence against firefighters and self-defense. Read More >>

Drill: Figuring Out Hose Stretches Jason Hoevelmann shares a new company training drill. Read More >>

Are You Ready for the Balloon Frame Fire? Joe Pronesti discusses fire travel in these structures and shares a fire simulation on responding to them. Read More >>

Meet Jake Art Goodrich runs the first entry in his firefighter fiction series,The Adventures of Jake and Vinnie©. Read More >>

What If the Dash Won’t Lift? Isaac Frazier is back with a new Extrication Quick Tip. Read More >>

Door Control When it comes to staffing the door position, you have options, P.J. Norwood writes. Read More >>

永不退出战斗 Chris Langlois on hiring for values. Read More >>

在庞贝发现 马克·芒罗shares an article his father wrote on fire politics. Read More >>

的复仇the Nerds Why do we have firefighter cliques? Sean Gray has some thoughts. Read More >>