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Vincent Joseph Dunn is a retired firefighter who served the New York Fire Department for 42 years, rising in rank to Commander of Division 3 (Midtown Manhattan). A longtime contributing editor to Firehouse Magazine, he is the author of eight books on firefighting and one memoir. He published two of his books before his 1999 retirement from New York City Fire Department: "Collapse of Burning Buildings: A Guide to Fireground Safety," 1988; and "Safety and Survival on the Fireground,"1992. His later books are "Command and Control of Fires and Emergencies," 2000; "Strategy of Firefighting," 2007; "Building Construction the Firefighters Battlespace," 2018; "Fire the Battlespace Enemy," 2020; Battlespace Combat," 2020; and "Skyscraper Battlespace High-Rise Firefighting," completed 2022, publication pending. All of Chief Dunn's books are available at vincentdunn.com.

Dunn is a nationally recognized expert on high-rise firefighting, rescue, and building collapse. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency within the United States Department of Commerce, selected him to serve as a consultant in its investigation into the collapse of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers and 7 World Trade Center.

This B Shifter episode was recorded in New York City on June 3, 2022.

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We focus on the "help order" and how that works for resolving maydays from the inside out.

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Grant Light joins us to talk about using Blue Card and more specifically, the strategic decision making model for non-fire events such as trench, water and haz mat incidents.

Grant Light has more than 40 years invested in the fire service. He started in 1977 on small suburban departments as a volunteer and part-time employee. For the past 26 years, Grant has worked for the Cincinnati Fire Department, where he began his tenure as a backseat firefighter on busy urban engine companies. After promoting to lieutenant in 2002, Grant spent 4 years in the training division, delivering recruit and incumbent-level training. When the CFD expanded its special operations by adding a second heavy rescue, Grant took the opportunity to transfer into the program. He spent every workday in his last years with CFD in charge of HR 9. CFD’s heavy rescues are responsible for hazmat, technical rescue and fire suppression. Grant is also a deputy commissioner for Hamilton County USAR and serves as rescue team manager for Ohio Task Force 1, a FEMA USAR team. Grant has recently turned in his retirement papers and is prepping for his next challenge.

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Shane Ray has been a volunteer firefighter since 1984 and a career firefighter since 1994. He has also served as a mayor for six years and the Tennessee Fire Chief’s Legislative Chairman for 12 years. Ray served as the fire chief of the Pleasant View Volunteer Fire Department in Tennessee for 13 years. He then served under Governor Nikki Haley in South Carolina as superintendent and state fire marshal. He currently serves as the president of the National Fire Sprinkler Association and is a lifetime member of the Pleasant View Volunteer Fire Department. 

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Captain Phillip Grandon of Lubbock (TX) Fire/Rescue experienced a life changing event in 2018 while making an attack at a fire in cotton warehouse. He and a fellow crew member experienced a massive collapse of cotton bales and declared a MAYDAY when they were separated from their hose line and could not exit the structure. Captain Grandon shares with us, in detail what happened that day and the many lessons learned from this experience.

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We have seen a lot of big box and distribution center fires that have resulted in total losses lately. This includes the Home Depot Fire in San Jose on April 9, 2022. We review that audio and talk about the critical fire ground factors at Big Box Fires (hint: it is a lot different than a single family dwelling fire!).

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This episode is co-hosted by Nick Brunacini, Josh Blum and John Vance.

Radio traffic from Colerain Township Ohio that has a lot going on. The engine was sent to a smoke investigation and discovered a structure fire. Listen as the alarm is upgraded and IC #1 puts together an effective IAP after evaluating the critical fireground factors. This also features a great command transfer and some priority traffic as the incident escalates.

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Don Abbott's Project Mayday has been updated with 2021 numbers and we are here to break it down and offer some commentary on what is continuing to get Firefighters in to trouble.

We finish up the episode with another Timeless Tactical Truth from Alan Brunacini.

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In 2008, Firefighters from Colerain Township (Hamilton Co, OH)  Fire Captain Robin Zang Broxterman, 37-years-old, a 17-year veteran career Firefighter and Paramedic, and Firefighter Brian Schira, 29-years-old, a 6 month probationary, part-time Firefighter and EMT with Colerain Township Fire & EMS both died in the Line of Duty after the floor they were on collapsed into the burning basement at a residential fire.

We talk to Fire Chief Allen Walls about the recovery process after this  LODD and the implementation of Blue Card in his department.

Allen Walls is a twenty-seven-year veteran of the fire service holding the rank of firefighter/paramedic, Captain – Operations, Division Chief of Training, Battalion Chief – Operations, Assistant Chief of Administration, Assistant Chief of Operations, and currently Chief of Department with Colerain Fire and EMS. Executive Fire Officer Program (EFOP) Graduate and has a Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership from Union Institute and University.  He served on the Preliminary Report Committee and the Final Report Committee for the Squirrelsnest Lane Firefighter Line of Duty Deaths. 

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This episode features real world radio traffic from Cobb County, Georgia. We will break down the different elements of the application of the 8 functions of command and review the initial size through a strategic shifts.

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