Brain and Fire: Thinking Under Pressure
Marc Coenen considers some of the ways fireground stress can impact firefighter decision making—for better and for worse.
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Controlled Tactical Aggression
Individuals must effectively lead themselves before they can effectively lead others. Mike Norris on how firefighters can mitigate the effects of stress on decision making.
A Philosophy of Science for the Fire Service
After a fatal fire, Marc Coenen sought to better understand how mental shortcuts can impact firefighters' decision-making process.
Operating in the Flow Path
Ryan Tripp emphasizes the need for firefighters at all levels to have a solid understanding of flow path to accomplish the mission.
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Bodega Booby Traps
Mike Ciampo reviews two incidents that reveal some of the hazards connected with these small convenience stores.
Technical Rescue Size-Up: Where Do We Begin?
Mike Giroux discusses how to use the WHATS UP acronym to help with setting priorities and making decisions at tech rescue calls.
Think Inside the Box: Ventilation and Flow Path in Modern Homes
Adopting a "box" approach to the various spaces in modern homes can help firefighters with ventilation efforts. Eric Wahlberg has more.
Exposure Designations for Irregular and Odd-Shaped Buildings
Stephen Marsar looks at how firefighters ought to size up irregularly shaped buildings in their response areas.
Time of Day in Size-Up Doesn’t Mean What It Used To
The pandemic has changed traditional factors firefighters rely on for size-up. Raul Angulo on how this can impact your firefighting operations.
BuildingsonFire: Reading a Building: Era and Vintage
In this episode, host Chris Naum focuses on two elements of reading a building and size-up.
EV Size-Up and Thermal Runaway: Lucid Air
Jason DeFosse and Dalan Zartman review electric vehicle identification and size-up considerations and indicators of thermal runaway.
Occupancy of Buildings Under Construction
Buildings that are constructed today can often hold many challenges to firefighters that legacy buildings do not, writes John Walser.