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

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

Limited Reserved Attendance at Twenty-Five (25) spots

A special offering to the regional Fire Services for the greater Columbia (SC) Metro region. Offering a short-version walking tour with a focus on building construction, occupancy risks, tactical, operational and command considerations. Taking to the Streets of the Downtown Columbia, SC from the State House to Congaree Vista, Arsenal Hill, Five Points, Main Street to Gervais Street and points in-between 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.

The event will start at 08:00 am in the Main Street District (location to be determined) with a tour briefing before heading out on to the streets for a 4-hour facilitated tour and street discussions looking at a wide variety of buildings and occupancies and concluding with a debriefing session at a local Pub or establishment concluding by around 3:00 pm. We will make our way around a 20 plus city block area.

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

Session Date Saturday June 22, 2024

08:00 am Meet-Up: -Briefing: 08:00 – 9:00 am - Location to be Determined

Walking Tour: 09:00 – 1:30 to 2:00 pm

Tour End: Debriefing: 2:30 - 3:00 pm - Location to be Determined

The Tour will be Weather Dependent based on forecast or actual weather, temperatures experienced prior to or at the time of the event. In the event of forecast adverse weather; the event and tour will be subject to cancellation or postponement. Sunday may be an alternate date if there is a weather-related postponement.

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.

• 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.

The Tour is subject to meeting Attendee Registration Threshold and may be cancelled due to low enrollment

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, he is also a former architect and fire protection engineer. He is well known in the State of SC for his frequent conference and seminar program deliveries at regional seminars, state academy and SC State Firefighter and Fire Chief's Associations conference keynotes and program presentations. He is a sought-after national keynote speaker, instructor and presenter and has served as an FDIC General Session Keynote speaker and National Fire Academy Adjunct Instructor

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

Event Refunds in accordance with Eventbrite policies only

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Columbia, South Carolina, United States