The 9/11 Commission recognized photoluminescent-enhanced way guidance systems as playing a valuable role in helping occupants quickly evacuate buildings following the 9/11 attacks.
Read More »Monthly Archives: November 2011
Fact: Flashovers Are Occurring More Frequently. Know How To Be Prepared!
With flashover occurrences increasing, knowing the warning signs is crucial for all chiefs and firefighters, to avoid injury or death. Don’t forget to join me on November 10 for more information.
Read More »We’re Not Leaving: 9/11 Responders Tell Their Stories of Courage, Sacrifice, and Renewal (Book Review)
From NYPD Officers to an EMS Director, a building inspector to a Paramedic, Firefighters to iron workers, welders to K9 handlers, a massage therapist to a Priest this book has a broad spectrum of responders.
Read More »The Secret List Isn’t Really a Secret At All
Some visitors to the site or readers of TSL think that we are trying to eliminate risk. That's ridiculous. This is a risky job and some risks must absolutely be taken. Additionally, some LODD"s are not avoidable and those who perform those are as heroic as anyone can get. That's not the ones we are talking about. We are talking about the unnecessary risks, the ones where firefighters and officers did things that resulted in nothing other than to get themselves hurt or killed.
Read More »10 Years in the Making. Visiting Ground Zero for the First Time
I held on to the railing at St. Paul's and said a little prayer. I wasn't there to make a difference. I was there to complete my understanding of an event that has changed my life and I was not alone. Willie put it best: "Rhett and I made eye contact and without saying knew… “THIS” has been our destination for the past 10 years."
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