Over the last decade we have read and learned a great deal from the tragic events that unfolded in Warwick, RI on February 20, 2003. The reports, videos, and resources compiled about The Station Nightclub fire are immense. Be sure to take advantage of what was learned and relate it to your jurisdiction.
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Lightweight Construction In Fast-Food Joints
We've been on a little roll with lightweight construction lately. We hope you are getting out into your buildings that are under construction and even those that are already up and running.
Read More »Mortar On The Floor In Lightweight Construction
He mentioned that the construction is similar and it is sprinklered. He also said that there is a 2" layer of lightweight mortar/concrete covering each floor deck. He suggests that it may be another fire stop
Read More »Inside Panic Hardware and Some Lightweight Construction
Below is a video he sent over as well. Quick discussion for you forcible entry junkies.
Read More »What’s Your Bowstring Hazard? Here Are Some Of Ours.
Dave Walsh is on fire forwarding some good training materials this week. If you get a chance check out the SUNY Dutchess Fire Science Program on Facebook. For this post we simply linked the new bowstring truss interim operating procedure out of the FDNY.
Read More »Today In Fire Service History – Cocoanut Grove – 1942
On this day in 1942 a fire broke out in the Cocoanut Grove Night Club in Boston Mass. This fire would claim 492 occupants and would change numerous codes dealing with exits, decorative finishes, and sub levels.
Read More »Space Spiral at Cedar Point Amusement Park Demo / Big Torch
The Space Spiral at Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, Ohio is no more. Yesterdays demolition cleared way for a new ride that is scheduled to debut next summer. Check out the pictures and videos below. A little torch work plus some explosives.
Read More »Watering Hole Support and Force This
This is a picture of a piece of wood timber that is being used as a column to support the floor system from the basement below at a local watering hole.
Read More »Gable Roof Destruction
Last weeks post on some ventilation training (Read Here) spurred an idea Phil Burden and some other seasoned firefighters have wanted to try. The idea was to cut the roof between the first and second trusses from gutter to gutter over the ridge.
Read More »Ventilation, Modular Construction, and Bed Bugs
Let me first say, this video is not about the tactic to ventilate a single story ranch joint, because most often your right, we wouldn't. We had a roof and this was one part of the training to learn about a louvered cut and in the end, the modular home truss system.
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