Chief Vincent Dunn, a 42-year fire service veteran, has updated his best-selling book which examines the dangers of structural failure caused by fire. This is the second edition of the first textbook written to warn firefighters, company officers, and fire chiefs about exactly how structures collapse when destroyed by fire--and examines the subject of burning building collapse in great detail. More importantly, this book, unlike any other publication, instructs firefighters and fire officers in how to survive burning building collapse.

The Vincent Dunn Video Collection
Featuring Backdraft & Smoke Explosions and Master Stream Safety

Finally, classic fireground training videos from Vincent Dunn, Deputy Chief (Ret.), Fire Department of New York, are available on one DVD!

Master Stream Safety
This video describes the safe use of one of the most important tools in the fire service, the master stream. Chief Dunn discusses general safety rules for master stream use and the safe transition from interior to exterior attack. Approx. 20 minutes. Originally released on VHS in 1991.

Backdraft & Smoke Explosions
Superheated smoke is strong enough to push back the attack team and injure personnel. Chief Dunn helps you identify its causes and warning signs, and shows you how to protect yourself and your department personnel from injuries. Originally released on VHS in 1991.

In this five-part series Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn (Ret. FDNY) shares his experiences and knowledge about size-up, specific collapse types, patterns that occur, warning signs, and dangers inside as well as outside the structure. Each new DVD includes downloadable quiz questions for use on your PC, as well as new introductions by author Vincent Dunn. Discussion questions are presented at the end of the program.
Most common U.S. building. Types, kinds of collapse and causes, fire spread, case studies, special dangers, porch and chimney collapse, and protection.
17 min./2004

In this five-part series Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn (Ret. FDNY) shares his experiences and knowledge about size-up, specific collapse types, patterns that occur, warning signs, and dangers inside as well as outside the structure. Each new DVD includes downloadable quiz questions for use on your PC, as well as new introductions by author Vincent Dunn. Discussion questions are presented at the end of the program.
Truss roofs are the cause of more deaths and serious injuries, and their use is increasing. Case studies, definitions and term, lightweight and timber trusses, construction features, conflicting size-ups, and safe operating procedures.
21 min./2004

In this five-part series Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn (Ret. FDNY) shares his experiences and knowledge about size-up, specific collapse types, patterns that occur, warning signs, and dangers inside as well as outside the structure. Each new DVD includes downloadable quiz questions for use on your PC, as well as new introductions by author Vincent Dunn. Discussion questions are presented at the end of the program.
Learn how firefighters are as likely to get killed outside a burning building as inside, the different kinds of walls, the three ways they collapse, how far they fall, establishing a danger zone, proper use of hose stream, flanking, responsibilities of officers, and more.
17 min./2004

In this five-part series Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn (Ret. FDNY) shares his experiences and knowledge about size-up, specific collapse types, patterns that occur, warning signs, and dangers inside as well as outside the structure. Each new DVD includes downloadable quiz questions for use on your PC, as well as new introductions by author Vincent Dunn. Discussion questions are presented at the end of the program.
This video explains the types and construction, three ways they can collapse, protection, firefighter falls, slope or pitch, most dangerous surfaces, and safety procedures.
19 min./2004

Chief Dunn - the recipients of FDNY's Lifetime Achievement Award - has updated his classic book on how to identify and avoid hazards on the fire ground. In the second edition, readers will find a new chapter covering fire hazard identification and assessment, a new chapter on safety orders and actions, and updates to many chapters, including topics like flat-roof dangers and utility shutoff.

This is a 'how to' book written by a 'know how' person for anyone who practices firefighting strategy. Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn is passing on to the next generation of firefighters the lessons he learned from his years of firefighting experience. He describes firefighting strategies for the most common types of fire scenarios and identifies specific firefighting problems presented to an incident commander, by occupancy and construction type. More importantly, he explains firefighting solutions and offers firefighting plans, standard procedures, action plans, ideas, guidelines, explanations, key steps, and systems of firefighting procedures. This book is not about tactics. It's about strategy - plans of firefighting and logical ways to solve problems at fires.

A busy fire officer handles numerous tasks: administration, budgets, political interaction, medical response, fire prevention, inspections, ect. This book brings the chief fire officer back to his job's focus: Fighting fires and responding to emergencies. Contents Command presence Life-and-death decision making Locating a fire Size-up of a fire Command and control at a fire Hoseline placement Preventing a fire spread Changing strategy Ventilation Terrorism Fireground communications Demobilization Fireground dangers Products of combustion Managing fireground risks and dangers Epilogue Answers to study questions.