Buildingsonfire: Taking it to the Streets: Omaha Reading Buildings Tour

Guided Walking Tour Reading Buildings, Discussing Construction, Size-up, Fireground OPS & Tactics for Firefighters, Officers & Commanders

Limited Reserved Attendance

Two Tour Sessions are being offered

Session 01 Monday May 20, 2024 08:30 am-3:30 pm

A special return offering for the greater Omaha (NE) Metro region and Eastern Nebraska-Iowa area. Offering our Signature National Walking Lecture Tour with a focus on building construction, occupancy risks, tactical, operational and command considerations. Taking to the Streets of the Old Market area of Downtown Omaha, NE discussing Building Construction, Brick n’ Joists, Lofts, Mixed-use occupancies, new Podium and Multiple Occupancy Apartments, Commercial and Office-Retail and Local Business occupancies. Lots to discuss from Type III Brick n’ Joists, Re-utilized and Adaptive Renovated Type IVs, Area Hybrids, Class I and II Office, Retail and plenty of mixed-use and mixed-occupancies.

This opportunity will offer an informative and educational experience reading buildings, developing size-up , occupancy risk and decision-making skill sets, gaining greater perspectives on building construction, architecture and engineering, discussing a wide degree of operational considerations, fireground decision-making considerations based on predictable building performance and outcomes.

The Tour event will start in the Old Market District with a tour briefing before heading out on to the streets for a facilitated tour and street discussions looking at a wide variety of buildings and occupancies and concluding with a debriefing session at the local Dubliner Pub concluding. We will make our way around a 15-20 plus city block area.

We are offering a special One day Tour Sessions to accommodate area-regional Volunteer and Career staff from the region.

A registration discount is provided to Omaha Fire Department Career Personnel. (ensure FD info is added at time of registration to verify status)

Session 01 Monday May 20, 2024

• Full Day Tour Session 08:30 am- 3:30 pm

Tour Agenda and Details will be emailed as we get closer to the event date.

Tentative (Subject to change) Schedule

Tour Agendas

Tour Schedule Session 01 Monday May 20, 2024 (Subject to change)

• Tour Session 08:30 am – 3:30 pm

8:30 am Meet-Up & Briefing

8:45 am Walking Tour: 8:45-12:00 am

12:00 pm Lunch Break: 12:00-12:45 pm

1:00 pm Walking Tour: 1:00-3:00 pm

Tour End: Dubliner Pub 1205 Harney Street, Omaha, NE

Debriefing: 3:00-3:30 pm

Please Note: Tour Sessions may be subject to cancellation IF total enrollment for that session is too low to facilitate a group tour. We will try to accommodate the impact of any such changes to an attendee; however we reserve the right to modify the schedule and tour as needed including switching to an alternate future date.

The Tour will be Weather Dependent based on forecast or actual weather factors experienced prior to or at the time of the event. In the event of forecast adverse weather; the event and tour is subject to cancellation.

Plan and Dress for forecast weather on the Tour Date.

The Instructor has discretion to cancel the event at any time prior to or during the event tour based on emergent adverse weather for the safety, health and well-being of the attendees.

NOTE:

• Attendees are responsible for any and all travel, transfers, accommodations, meals, incidentals and related expenses incurred in attending the event.

• Registration fee is for the walking tour only unless other specified.

• The instructor assumes no liability for participation in this event for any and all reasons, causal factors, direct or indirect.

• The Instructor is not liable for any inconvenience or any and all other direct or incidentals factors that may arise from a tour cancellation.

Questions:

Christopher Naum: [email protected]

Point-of-contact on the day of the event; 315-247-7327

Instructor

Christopher J. Naum, SFPE is a 40 plus year fire service veteran and a highly regarded national and international instructor, author, lecturer and fire officer. He is a distinguished authority on building sciences and architectural construction issues affecting fireground operations, command and tactics and has traveled extensively throughout the United States and internationally delivering training programs on building performance, construction and firefighting, fireground command management and operational safety. He is the Chief of Training for the Command Institute and is a technical consultant and subject matter expert to the NIOSH (USA) Firefighter Fatality Investigation & Prevention Program. A well-respected fire command and fireground operations technical advisor and consultant, in addition he is a former architect and fire protection engineer.

Registration; Tickets and Registration Open until May 04, 2024 23:30 hrs EST

Late Registration May 05-13, 2023

No Refunds for non-attendance or cancellation; Substitution of Attendee will be allowed

Event Refunds in accordance with Eventbrite policies only

Host or Publisher Christopher J. Naum, Executive Editor, Producer