Taking it to the Streets: Near Miss Reporting and One Captain’s Close Call

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Live on March 16th at 9pm EST

Taking it to the Streets: Near Miss Reporting and One Captain’s Close Call

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Join us on Wednesday night March 16^th at 9:00 pm ET for an insightful discussion on the National Near-Miss reporting System with a stellar line-up of fire service leaders.

The line-up of Scheduled guests includes, Lt. Steve Mormino, FDNY (ret), Captain CJ Haberkorn Denver (CO) Fire Department and Special Guest Captain Michael Long, Camp Taylor (KY) Fire Protection District.

Grab a cup of coffee and sit down for a special two part, two hour program with Taking it to the Streets on Firefighernetcast.com where we’ll be discussing the National Near-Miss Reporting System and the untapped resources that the program and system provides with Christopher Naum and this outstanding group of fire service leaders. The second part of the program will dedicated to the personal account of Captain Long’s Close Call event from July 25, 2010 (NMR #10-1072) when a catastrophic floor collapse at a residential occupancy plunged him into a fire involved basement.

Join in on the live open discussion with other fire service personnel from around the country. Check out the latest downloads of recent programs in the archives by visiting Taking it to the Street’s webpage on Firefighternetcast.com or for program insights at CommandSafety.com.

• Tune in to the Program Wednesday evening March 16^th at 9:00 pm ET, HERE
• Firefighternetcast.com HERE
• Taking it to the Streets Radio Programs, HERE and HERE
• National Near Miss Reporting System, HERE
• National Near Miss Reporting System Resources, HERE
• National Near Miss Reporting System, 2011 Calendar and Annual Report, HERE
• One Captain’s Personal Near Miss Event, HERE
• Incident Posting from Commandsafety.com from 2010, HERE

Chief Steve Mormino

Steven Mormino is a 28 year veteran of the South Farmingdale Volunteer Fire Department, rising through the ranks and including recently serving as the Chief of Department. He is a 22 ½ year veteran of the FDNY and recently retired as a Lieutenant from Engine Company 225 in East New York Brooklyn. He served as a training instructor assigned to the FDNY Fire Academy presenting computer based drills to field units on building construction and operational safety. He holds an Associates Degree in Fire Science from Columbia Southern University and is an advisor/trainer to the National Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System.

CJ Haberkorn is a 15-year veteran and a Captain on the Denver Fire Department in charge of the Hazardous Materials Team. CJ is a program Trainer for the Near-Miss Program and also serves as a Master Instructor for the International Association of Fire Fighters.

Captain Michael Long is a 26 year Fire Service veteran with the Camp Taylor Fire Protection District in Louisville, KY.He is the 2nd. Platoon shift leader for his department and presently serves as the Medical Officer and Assistant Training Officer.  Captain Long is responsible for apparatus maintenance, hose records and testing, fire prevention inspector and facility pre-planning, and of course all emergency and non-emergency responses.  He has a wife of 23 years and three boys.

Taking it to the Streets^TM is a monthly radio show featured on BlogTalk Radio and is hosted by Christopher Naum and is a Buildingsonfire.com Series and FireFighternetcast.com Production, © 2011 All Rights Reserved