by Jon Kern | 8 October 2019 | Global, Guest Speaker, Local
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 is underway,...
by Jon Kern | 18 October 2017 | Article
It’s 2pm in the afternoon and you get a call that your main corporate center is on fire with employees trapped on the upper floors. As a manager, panic starts to kick in as you mentally go through your preparation for this day asking, “Did I do...
by Jon Kern | 10 October 2017 | Article
August 4, 1989 just before midnight on a Friday night, a passing police officer notices smoke/fire coming from a large building on Philmont Ave in Lower Moreland, PA. The building was used for storing pool chemicals; and manufacturing/storing hot tubs. Previously, the...
by Jon Kern | 4 October 2017 | Article
How many more times will we need to see an active shooter at an event, a stage fail at a concert or a car go through a large gathered crowd before we start preplanning? Â Anywhere a large gathering occurs presents the possibility that an incident may happen that will...
by Jon Kern | 15 August 2017 | Article
Hotels and condo/apartment buildings of wood-frame (Type 5) construction that are up to four stories tall have sprung up across the country. You can find them in cities, suburban areas and even in rural areas near highway interchanges. Almost universally, these...
