Buildingsonfire Symposium
by Jon Kern | 23 December 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Know Before You Go
by Jon Kern | 22 June 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Response to Facilities Equipped WithSpecialty Suppression Systems
by Jon Kern | 1 May 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Concerns of Spraying Flammable & Other Sanitizing Agents for COVID-19
by Jon Kern | 31 March 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
One More Reason To Have a Preplan…
by Jon Kern | 19 October 2019 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Hydrolic oil fire: Inside the realm of hot work, hydraulics, recovery at Tyson
by Jon Kern | 8 October 2019 | Global, Guest Speaker, Local | 0 Comments
Guide to taking your fire preplan to the age of Star Trek
by Jon Kern | 9 December 2017 | Article | 0 Comments
Airport Emergency Plan (AEP) Development, Training, Sharing and Execution
by Jon Kern | 9 December 2017 | Article | 0 Comments
Pre-Incident Planning For Wildfires
by Jon Kern | 2 December 2017 | Article | 0 Comments
Benefits of Pre-incident Plan Drawings
by Jon Kern | 2 December 2017 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Determine Nursing Home Compliance with Updated Life Safety and Emergency Preparedness Requirements
by Jon Kern | 30 November 2017 | Article | 0 Comments
Mutual Aid and Pre-Incident Planning
by Jon Kern | 16 November 2017 | Article | 0 Comments
Protecting Histories Critical Infrastructure
by Jon Kern | 15 November 2017 | Article, Guest Speaker | 0 Comments
Blazemark Presents At Fire Safety Asia Conference
by Jon Kern | 15 November 2017 | Article, Global, Guest Speaker | 0 Comments
Blazemark consults and presents at Temasek Polytechnic School in Applied Science in Asia
by Jon Kern | 15 November 2017 | Global, Guest Speaker | 0 Comments
Pre-incident Planning In The Modern IT World Should Be Off Of The Corporate Network
by Jon Kern | 15 November 2017 | Article | 0 Comments
Four Problem-Solution Areas For Financing Your Own Risk
by Jon Kern | 14 November 2017 | Article, Guest Speaker | 0 Comments
CMS Deadline For Emergency Preparedness Is This Week
by Jon Kern | 13 November 2017 | Article | 0 Comments
Pre-Incident Planning Could Have Saved Millions In Aircraft Destroyed By High Expansion Foam
by Jon Kern | 7 November 2017 | Article | 0 Comments
Keys To Protecting Faith Based Organizations From Emergencies
by Jon Kern | 31 October 2017 | Article | 0 Comments
Blazemark to present at IFMA Mini World Workplace
by Jon Kern | 20 October 2017 | Guest Speaker | 0 Comments
Cameras and Blazemark could have saved lives in Las Vegas
by Jon Kern | 18 October 2017 | Article | 0 Comments
Trivia Question: BIM is?
by Jon Kern | 18 October 2017 | Article | 0 Comments
OWNER’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIRE PROTECTION
by Jon Kern | 18 October 2017 | Article | 0 Comments
Lessons Learned From Pool Chemical Warehouse Fire
by Jon Kern | 10 October 2017 | Article | 0 Comments
FREE Webinar on Enterprise Pre-Planning to Protect Property, People, and Profits
by Jon Kern | 6 October 2017 | Guest Speaker | 0 Comments
Its About Time To Take Disaster Planning For Events Seriously
by Jon Kern | 4 October 2017 | Article | 0 Comments
Medicaid Nursing Home Life Safety Reviews
by Jon Kern | 19 September 2017 | Article | 0 Comments
FREE Pre-Planning Webinar Training
by Jon Kern | 7 September 2017 | Guest Speaker | 0 Comments
The Building Stage – Firefighting in wood buildings under construction
by Jon Kern | 7 September 2017 | Article | 0 Comments
Hurricane Harvey shows municipalities and business need mandated emergency operation plans
Although sprinkler systems can do much to aid firefighters, crews must still be ready for a major battle
by Jon Kern | 15 August 2017 | Article | 0 Comments
BLAZEMARK TO PRESENT AT FIRE SAFETY ASIA CONFERENCE SINGAPORE
by Jon Kern | 4 August 2017 | Guest Speaker | 0 Comments
Listen to Fire Engineering Interview with Greg Jakubowski on Mega Mansion Fires
by Jon Kern | 30 April 2015 | Guest Speaker | 0 Comments
FUNDING OPTIONS FOR PREPLANNING FOR FIRE DEPARTMENTS
by Jon Kern | 10 November 2014 | National | 0 Comments
This article explains the why and how of Blazemark, completely.
by Jon Kern | 7 November 2014 | Article | 0 Comments
Firefighting Operations in Mega-Mansions, with Chief Greg Jakubowski
by Jon Kern | 30 October 2014 | National | 0 Comments
Fire Engineering Class at Eastern Kentucky University Uses Blazemark
Blazemark selected by Eastern Kentucky University
by Jon Kern | 24 September 2014 | National | 0 Comments
Blazemark and FPA selected to pre plan Franklin Township, NJ., Schools.
by Jon Kern | 17 July 2014 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
FPA and Blazemark Selected to Pre Plan….
Fire Planning Awarded Fire Services Study
Security-Advisors Interview
Great Sessions with the Wisconsin Fire Inspectors
by Jon Kern | 6 September 2013 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness Conference
by Jon Kern | 6 September 2013 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
October 30, Event: Wisconsin Fire Inspectors Association
by Jon Kern | 6 September 2013 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Fire Planning Associates Partners With Hopewell Twp. Fire District and Capital Health Systems at NFPA 2012 Conference
by Jon Kern | 22 May 2013 | National | 0 Comments
Fire Planning Associates Develops Preplans for 24 Schools in Pennsylvania’s 3rd Largest School District
by Jon Kern | 22 May 2013 | Local | 0 Comments
Fire Planning Associates Writes Residential Sprinkler Report
by Jon Kern | 22 May 2013 | National | 0 Comments
Recent Fire Planning Associates Projects
by Jon Kern | 22 May 2013 | Local | 0 Comments
Preplanning in the Sept/Oct 2009 Issue of “Campus Safety” Magazine
NIOSH Recommends Preplanning – How Are You Doing With This?
by Jon Kern | 22 May 2013 | National | 0 Comments
BLAZEMARK Preplans Over 500,000,000 sq. ft.
by Jon Kern | 22 May 2013 | Local | 0 Comments
Fire Protection for Buildings During Construction
by Jon Kern | 22 May 2013 | Article | 0 Comments
Fire Planning Associates Selected to Provide Software/Preplanning for Pharma Plant in Singapore
by Jon Kern | 22 May 2013 | Global | 0 Comments
Fire Planning Associates Completes Preplan for I-76
by Jon Kern | 22 May 2013 | Local | 0 Comments
News-Press Release UICDS
by Jon Kern | 22 May 2013 | Federal | 0 Comments
Buildingsonfire Symposium
by Jon Kern | Dec 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Webinar: Building Construction and Fireground Operations January 15-16-17, 2021 An Online Symposium, spanning 2+ days dedicated entirely to Building Construction and Operational Issues for Today’s Demanding Fireground. The Symposium will be hosted and...
Know Before You Go
by Jon Kern | Jun 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
In Their Own Words: Know Before You Go Here is an excellent video that talks about the reasons that preplanning is so critical. Listen as Jack Murphy (author of a Fire Engineering article "Concrete Tilt-Up Buildings: What You See on the Outside Is Not What You Get on...
Response to Facilities Equipped WithSpecialty Suppression Systems
by Jon Kern | May 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Industrial Fire World Spring 2020 Greg Jakubowski, P.E., CSP, FSFPECo-founder and Technical Advisor INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES often present hazards unique to their field of endeavor. These risks require facilities be equipped with specialized fire suppression or detection...
Concerns of Spraying Flammable & Other Sanitizing Agents for COVID-19
by Jon Kern | Mar 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Thoughts from Greg Jakubowski Greg Jakubowski, P.E., CSP, FSFPEPrincipal and Chief EngineerI have heard, and have had my own concerns regarding the use of various pressurized sprayers for "disinfecting" emergency vehicles and other confined spaces using materials that...

One More Reason To Have a Preplan…
by Jon Kern | Oct 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Crews fighting NuStar blaze found locked gates, inactive fire suppression, officials say. Matthias Gafni Oct. 18, 2019 As firefighters descended on the volatile blaze engulfing two giant tanks at a fuel-storage facility in Crockett on Tuesday, they reached the front...

Hydrolic oil fire: Inside the realm of hot work, hydraulics, recovery at Tyson
by Jon Kern | Oct 8, 2019 | Global, Guest Speaker, Local
Video here. Full article here. Five weeks after the smoke thinned from a hydraulic oil fire that knocked out operations at the Tyson cattle processing plant near Holcomb, the details of a mysterious flash that ignited the blaze remain hazy. The reconstruction process...

Guide to taking your fire preplan to the age of Star Trek
by Jon Kern | Dec 9, 2017 | Article
Train wreck, working commercial fire, plane crash, terrorist act, active shooter, hazmat or just a plain regional public event like a state fair or concert…how do you communicate pre-incident plans across emergency disciplines, government support agencies and NGO’s?...

Airport Emergency Plan (AEP) Development, Training, Sharing and Execution
by Jon Kern | Dec 9, 2017 | Article
Is your airport ready for an emergency? Airports vary widely in size and complexity; from small general aviation airports, to mid-size regional airports, to large-hub airports. However, they all have one thing in common, the potential for emergencies. An airport...

Pre-Incident Planning For Wildfires
by Jon Kern | Dec 2, 2017 | Article
We saw west coast units mount record breaking full-scale wildfire responses this past fall. We saw areas from suburban towns through those characterized as mountainous terrain that are heavily covered in brush and set near National Forests completely engulfed....

Benefits of Pre-incident Plan Drawings
by Jon Kern | Dec 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
Properly drafted and labeled drawings are a vital piece of a property pre-incident plan. Drawings can be equally beneficial during both the planning and fire scene operations at properties in the fire company’s response area. During the planning phase, fire officers...