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UPCOMING EVENTS

12/06/2020 SPRING LAKE NJ

12/06/2020 SPRING LAKE NJ

12/06/2020 SPRING LAKE NJ

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12/06/2020 SPRING LAKE NJ

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FDIC INDY 2021

FDIC INDY 2021

FDIC INDY 2021

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Rapid Transit Emergencies Friday April 23rd 2021 08:30 am Lucas Oil Stadium Meeting Room 10-12 VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/N5AaYoJ1Xa0

ONLINE

FDIC INDY 2021

FDIC INDY 2021

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Free webinar. TBA

CAPE MAY NJ

FDIC INDY 2021

CAPE MAY NJ

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#AfiremanWalksIntoAbar "Cheerleading Ain't Gonna Put The Fire Out"

Postponed to 2021

ATLANTA

ST PETERSBURGH FL

CAPE MAY NJ

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North-South Urban Engine Truck Ops

Event over..

PITTSBURGH PA

ST PETERSBURGH FL

ST PETERSBURGH FL

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"Vacant on a Hill" Hands on Aquired Structure Training. Event over..

ST PETERSBURGH FL

ST PETERSBURGH FL

ST PETERSBURGH FL

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Urban Engine Truck Ops 

POSTPONED- Reschedule Feb 2021

ATLANTA

NEW KENSINGTON PA

NEW KENSINGTON PA

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#aFiremanWalksIntoAbar Urban Tactics

NEW KENSINGTON PA

NEW KENSINGTON PA

NEW KENSINGTON PA

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Fire in Vacant and Abandoned Buildings

WILDWOOD NJ

NEW KENSINGTON PA

JEANETTE CITY PA

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"Traditions Don't Die" Seminar 

JEANETTE CITY PA

JEANETTE CITY PA

JEANETTE CITY PA

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#TheOccupiedVacant: Fires in Vacant and Abandoned Buildings

ARLINGTON VA

JEANETTE CITY PA

ASBURY PARK NJ

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#aFiremanWalksIntoAbar 

Urban Engine/Truck Ops

ASBURY PARK NJ

JEANETTE CITY PA

ASBURY PARK NJ

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Boardwalk Fire Conference: "Outgunned and First Due" Undermanned Engine.

 Cancelled due to Covid19

JOHNSTOWN PA

MAHANOY CITY PA

MAHANOY CITY PA

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MAHANOY CITY PA

MAHANOY CITY PA

MAHANOY CITY PA

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Urban Engine Truck Ops

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EWING NJ

MAHANOY CITY PA

GLASSPORT PA

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Elevator Awareness: 

Transportation Machinery. Event over..

GLASSPORT PA

GLASSPORT PA

GLASSPORT PA

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GLASSPORT PA

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GLASSPORT PA

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Excellent class for all departments.

Efficiency & Productivity on the Fireground

Urban Tactics, Suburban Departments

 

Course Description: Many suburban and rural areas have seen a major increase in population, industry, infrastructure, public transportation, housing, retail, and traffic over the last 30 years. Rural areas have become suburban while suburban areas have become metropolitan areas outside of urban areas or big cities. Many fire departments that were once all volunteer organizations producing low run numbers have now become career or combination departments as the number of fire and rescue calls (and tax base) have increased. They have also added technical rescue, special ops and EMS to provided services. 


These departments range from 24/7 fully staffed to understaffed during the night and weekends, some covering a large district spanning many square miles. One department may only be staffed Monday-Friday during the day while others are staffed with only paid drivers or a two-person crew. Some volunteer departments offer a "duty crew" stipend at night or a live-in program for quicker response times. 


Suburban departments have essentially become city departments with city problems. Outside of numerous vacant dilapidated abandoned buildings, skyscrapers, subways, project apartments, and shootings, suburban departments are now dealing with more high-rises, mid-rises, elevators, garden apartments, condominiums, townhomes, estate homes, strip malls, big box stores, modern building construction, high speed and light rail trains, high traffic volume-rescue incidents, and an increased population creating far more run numbers than 20-30 years ago. But unlike the cities where there are dedicated truck, squad, rescue, and engine companies fully staffed with 2-6 members on each apparatus 24/7 every several blocks, most suburban, volunteer, combination departments may be riding short staffed and relying on mutual aid. In addition, as call volume increases, volunteer numbers have declined dramatically over the years resulting in less members responding, and some riding members may lack training or experience. Consider budget issues, and longer response times waiting for members to respond to the station on a weekday when many have full time jobs. For fires, this can be dangerous because of longer burn times. How can we overcome some of these issues? What common emergencies do urban and suburban firefighters respond to on a daily basis, and how do we accomplish more with less?  


This customized course focuses on the common strategy and tactics that urban, suburban, and metropolitan departments all face but with different apparatus and staffing levels. 

Efficiency vs Productivity

 

Courtesy of Setapp.com: 


Productivity and efficiency are two of the key goals of any business enterprise. But they are two very different things and often compete with each other. Improved productivity can come at the expense of efficiency and improved efficiency can reduce productivity. But what is the difference between them?


Put simply, productivity is the quantity of work produced by a team, business or individual. Efficiency, on the other hand, refers to the resources used to produce that work. So, the more effort, time or raw materials required to do the work, the less efficient the process. 


Efficiency can also refer to the quality of the output. Producing 100 widgets an hour may look good on a productivity spreadsheet, but it’s not very efficient if half of them are rejected because they don’t meet quality standards. 


Harvard Study of Efficiency vs Productivity. 

Courtesy of Harvard Business Review:


 

Great Companies Obsess Over Productivity, Not Efficiency



Find out more
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A Fireman Walks Into A Bar..

Brotherhood and Beers Fundraising Seminar

Interested hosting groups contact urbanfiretraining@gmail.com This customized ADULT presentation is great for fundraisers, seminars, a night out with the brothers, or just a break from the modern day bullshit. 


Content will focus on the mitigation of various high risk/low frequency events, the HERCULES method of preparing for Murphy's Law, Engine and Truck Co ops, target hazard vehicles, machinery (trains, elevators, big rigs) top and bottom floor fires, aggressive tactics, company officer development, size-up factors and critical decision making, target hazards (highrise, parking garages, vacant buildings, tunnels, difficult to access fires)  rapid rescue, myth-busting, why construction matters, and when to throw SOP's in the trash for 5 minutes so we can achieve successful outcomes. 


 

Brian Butler is a career Fire Captain City of Trenton NJ Fire Dept. 23 years 

(7 years Ladder Co, 16 years Engine Co)

Firefighter King of Prussia PA Fire Rescue

Contributor Firehouse & Fire Engineering 

Owner UrbanFireTraining 


Brian is a Bronx NY native who moved to NJ in 1981 and served a short sentence at Trenton State Prison in NJ  (as a CO) and Camp Geiger NC in the USMC. Before getting his GED and becoming a fireman, Brian held over 50 jobs and focused on amateur boxing, fighting on friday nights across New Jersey. He fell into the party scene in 1993 making appearances at over 1000 bars in 75 cities in 25 states. His goal was to live the life of a rock star "incapable of playing any instrument" while living in an urban rowhome, driving a busted ass jeep wrangler, and collecting as many insufficient fund ATM receipts as possible to live the dream. Brian turned his focus towards family and is currently married with 3 children and very close to his retirement from the fire service. He currently resides in Hamilton NJ where he is writing a book, "Lies, Pension Loans, Shore Houses, and Scabs" while continuing his passion of speaking to firefighters on how to not become robots, but rather movie stars. 


Brian believes in old school, street smart, street credit instruction, realistic methods, improvising, adapting and overcoming by thinking outside the box, event forecasting, mind-triggering and taking a common sense approach towards fighting fires by fighting PC culture and the bullshit being peddled to young firefighters. All firefighters, not just the company officer, should be well-oiled size-up machines constantly running, evaluating, taking in everything the scene is giving them. It should be automatic and second nature. 


"The key to living a long exciting life as a firefighter is not the "clean cab" concept, it's drinking coffee in the morning, water in the afternoon, bourbon at night, luck, and having a few beers with the guys after a good working fire back at the station."  


This is offered anywhere in the US where there is a demand for it. Please follow us on Instagram @urbanfiretraining  

Upcoming Events

Dec 4th, 2019 7pm: Poughkeepsie NY

Dec 11th, 2019 7pm: Memphis TN

Email urbanfiretraining@gmail.com for more information. See flyers on our appearances page. 

FEATURED ARTICLES

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Fire in Hotels and Motels: There is a Difference...

By Brian Butler  Fire Engineering Magazine January 2019 issue

Ventilating Attic Fires With Solar Panels.

By Brian Butler- Feature: Fire Engineering


Why Fires Are Down, And Why That's Bad For New Firefighters.

By Brian Butler UrbanFireTraining Blog

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Preplanning Service Stations: Knowing the Hidden Hazards

By Brian Butler April 2019 issue Fire Engineering 

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Rapid Transit Emergencies

By Brian Butler September 2018 Issue Firehouse Magazine 

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The Urban Attic: The 'Upside Down' Basement Fire

By Brian Butler Fire Engineering Magazine: April 2018 Issue 

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Marking Death Traps: Hazardous "Occupied" Vacants

Marking Vacant and Abandoned Structures

By Brian Butler- New Article at Firehouse.Com 

March 2018 issue of Fire Magazine


Extended post on UrbanFireTraining Blog

EDITORIAL: The Art of the "Handjob"

IF YOU HAVE THIN SKIN, YOU MIGHT WANT TO AVOID READING THIS…

In almost every fire station in America lurks the “handjob."

So what are some signs of the handjob? He's the guy who...


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Fires in "Occupied" Vacant and Abandoned Buildings

By Brian Butler 


This is also an excellent course for ALL firefighters and company officers that is being offered in early spring 2019 for your department, conference or seminar.   


Vacant properties used to be an inner-city problem but that is no longer the case. Suburban and metropolitan areas have seen an increased presence of abandoned residential and vacant commercial properties. Many of these buildings are not only prone to fires, they’re occupied by drug users, gangs, copper thieves, squatters, and vagrants. These properties may be structurally unstable with holes in the floors, open roofs, rotted floor decking, fortified board ups, window bars, and the scene of prior burns. In addition, firefighters may have to navigate broken glass, tires, needles, and hoarding conditions. We can’t always assume that these buildings are unoccupied and go defensive. This presentation focuses on size-up, locating victims, unique rapid search and rescue options, savvy laddering and bridging, forcible entry, safe aggressive strategies and methodical tactics.  


Related article: https://www.firehouse.com/operations-training/article/12389383/marking-vacant-and-abandoned-buildings


Book now- urbanfiretraining@gmail.com  

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March 2019 Issue Firehouse Magazine

Featured Preview of "The 'Occupied' Vacant." Fires with Entrapment in Vacant, Abandoned, and Hazardous Buildings, Presented by Brian Butler, City of Trenton NJ and Xavier Ricci, City of Stockton CA. Firehouse World March 25th-28th, 2019. Also catch Brian and Xavier on Wednesday and Thursday presenting "Elevators, Trains and Target Hazard Automobiles" Sizing up Transportation Machinery and Truck Company Ops "VES" Visit www.firehouseworld for more.

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Transportation Machinery

By Brian Butler and Mark Gregory: September 2019 issue of Fire Engineering. "Elevators, Trains. Automobiles" Passenger Occupied Transportation Machinery. 

 

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Chimney Fires

By Brian Butler December 202 issue of Fire Engineering Magazine.

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"We're Not Robots, We're Movie Stars"

Preparing for Rapid Tranist Emergencies

Preparing for Rapid Tranist Emergencies

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There's more than one way to fight a fire, supply water, perform a rescue. Remember, you're always being filmed and uploaded for all to see.

Click below to read this post on the Urban Fire Training blog.

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Preparing for Rapid Tranist Emergencies

Preparing for Rapid Tranist Emergencies

Preparing for Rapid Tranist Emergencies

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By Brian Butler: 

September issue Firehouse magazine. 

Online article, click below.

Visit our Rapid Transit page for more content and video. 

For this course, book here..

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Getting the Most Out of The 270 Size-Up

Preparing for Rapid Tranist Emergencies

Basement Fires Part 1, Part 2 Residential, Commercial

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By Brian Butler- Firehouse.Com


Extended version available on UrbanFireTraining Blog

Firehouse (print) October 2018 issue

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Basement Fires Part 1, Part 2 Residential, Commercial

Basement Fires Part 1, Part 2 Residential, Commercial

Basement Fires Part 1, Part 2 Residential, Commercial

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 Fire Engineering Community 

PART 1- Basement Fires

PART 2- Basements & Cellars in Commercial Taxpayers, Garden Apartments, Brownstones, Rowhomes, and Structures on Hillsides/Slopes.

Find out more

Motel, Hotel Fires: Yes There Are Many Differences...

Basement Fires Part 1, Part 2 Residential, Commercial

Motel, Hotel Fires: Yes There Are Many Differences...

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By Brian Butler: 

January 2019  issue

Fire Engineering Magazine

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Metal Awnings, Ground Ladders, and Rowhomes

Basement Fires Part 1, Part 2 Residential, Commercial

Motel, Hotel Fires: Yes There Are Many Differences...

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Brian Butler offers some solutions when encountering metal awning obstructions: 

Fire Engineering Community

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Chimney Fires

The "Occupied" Vacant

The "Occupied" Vacant

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 By Brian Butler

 Fire Engineering Community 

Find out more

The "Occupied" Vacant

The "Occupied" Vacant

The "Occupied" Vacant

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By Brian Butler 

"Fires in 'Occupied' Vacant and Abandoned Buildings"

Coming Soon...

 

Find out more

Service Station Fires

The "Occupied" Vacant

Service Station Fires

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By Brian Butler

Gas Stations, Body Shops, Auto Repair, Auto Parts, Junk Yards, Big Box & Convenience Store Fueling Stations. Vehicles, Hazmats, Explosives & People.

Find out more

Temporary Standpipe

Fires in Parking Garages

Service Station Fires

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No Standpipe? Make One...

By Brian Butler

Fire Engineering Community

Find out more

Fires in Parking Garages

Fires in Parking Garages

Fires in Parking Garages

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By Brian Butler

Fire Engineering Community 

Find out more

Machinery Size-up

Fires in Parking Garages

Fires in Parking Garages

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September 2019 Issue Fire Engineering 

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Basement Fires

Attic & Cockloft Fires

Basement Fires 2

basement fire
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Basement Fires 2

Attic & Cockloft Fires

Basement Fires 2

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Attic & Cockloft Fires

Attic & Cockloft Fires

Attic & Cockloft Fires

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Vehicle Fires

Service Station Fires

Attic & Cockloft Fires

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Coming soon!

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Highrise Fires

Service Station Fires

Service Station Fires

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Coming soon!

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Service Station Fires

Service Station Fires

Service Station Fires

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Coming soon!

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Parking Garage Fires

Parking Garage Fires

Parking Garage Fires

parking garage fire

Coming soon!

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Tunnel Fires

Parking Garage Fires

Parking Garage Fires

tunnel fire

Coming soon!

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Motel Fires

Parking Garage Fires

Rapid Transit Train Fires

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Coming soon!

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Rapid Transit Train Fires

Rapid Transit Train Fires

Rapid Transit Train Fires

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Coming soon!

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Electrical Fires

Rapid Transit Train Fires

Electrical Fires

electrical fire

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Gas Emergencies

Rapid Transit Train Fires

Electrical Fires

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Coming soon!

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Elevator Rescue

Machinery Rescue

Machinery Rescue

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Coming soon!

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Machinery Rescue

Machinery Rescue

Machinery Rescue

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Coming soon!

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Auto Extrication

Machinery Rescue

Auto Extrication

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Coming soon!

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Hazmat

Protective Systems

Auto Extrication

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Coming soon!

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Fire Escapes

Protective Systems

Protective Systems

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Protective Systems

Protective Systems

Protective Systems

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Urban Fire Training LLC and it's founder are always exploring charity events for the children of fallen firefighters.

For seminars, conferences, fundraisers, contact us. 

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