FEATURED ARTICLES
The Urban Attic: "The Upside Down Basement Fire"
By Brian Butler Fire Engineering Magazine: April 2018 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
The "Occupied" Vacant
"Fires in 'Occupied' Vacant and Abandoned Buildings"
By Brian Butler
Coming Soon...
Service Station Fires
By Brian Butler
Fire Engineering Magazine
January 2019 Issue
Gas Stations, Body Shops, Auto Repair, Auto Parts, Junk Yards, Service Stations
"We're Not Robots, We're Movie Stars"
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.
Preparing for Rapid Tranist Emergencies
By Brian Butler: September issue (print) Firehouse magazine.
Online article, click below.
Visit our Rapid Transit page for more content and video.
For this course, book here..
Getting the Most Out of The 270 Size-Up
By Brian Butler- Firehouse.Com
Extended version available on UrbanFireTraining Blog
Basement Fires Part 1, Part 2 Residential, Commercial
PART 1- Basement Fires
PART 2- Basements & Cellars in Commercial Taxpayers, Garden Apartments, Brownstones, Rowhomes, and Structures on Hillsides/Slopes.
Motel, Hotel Fires: Yes There Are Many Differences...
By Brian Butler: COMING SOON!
January 2019 Fire Engineering Magazine
Metal Awnings, Ground Ladders, and Rowhomes
Brian Butler offers some solutions when encountering metal awning obstructions:
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 - Coming 2019-
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. Actual footage of interior attacks, dilapidated and dangerous structure inspections, photos, interior hazards, and real-world tactics to be considered for these fires. Presenter with street credit tactics from experience during these fires are extremely valuable for attendees. Book now- urbanfiretraining@gmail.com
The Urban Attic Fire: An "Upside Down" Basement Fire
Firehouse Expo 2018 Nashville TN
October 17th 2018: Join Brian Butler and Danny Stratton at Firehouse Expo - October 17th for our pre-conference session on the dangers of basement and attic fires. Click here for more information.
HEARTBREAK RIDGE: Improvise, Adapt, Overcome Punishing Fires in Basements and Attics from the Foundation to the Ridge Pole.
Firehouse Expo: Music City Center October 16th - 20th, 2018 in Nashville.
