p1 : LODD – Reading Buildings and Conditions Review the NIOSH Publication No. 2

p1 : LODD – Reading Buildings and Conditions
Review the NIOSH Publication No. 2014-120: Preventing Deaths and Injuries to Fire Fighters by Establishing Collapse Zones at Structure Fires report and NIOSH – F2013-4: Two Career Lieutenants Killed and Two Career Fire Fighters Injured Following a Flashover at an Assembly Hall Fire—Texas report

After reading each of this week’s required readings, the above reports, and conducting your own research into the topic, write a post that answers the following:

1. What were the contributing factors of the incidents in the NIOSH reports?
2. What were the NIOSH recommendations in both reports?
3. How do collapse zone considerations impact fire ground operations and what is the ISO’s role in the process?
4. How do the NIOSH recommendations compare to what you have read and researched regarding risk management, collapse, and reading smoke?
5. Do you have any experience or added knowledge you would like to add?
6. Back up your discussion by providing proper attribution to this week’s readings, and/or other suitable sources from your research
p2.1. Discuss the potential harm to personnel exposed to halon in a fire.
2. List and discuss safety features that are intended to protect personnel from accidental or purposeful discharge.
3. What is your opinion? Do you think the benefits of halon are worth the risks?