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Stuck On A Hill & Gusset-less Trusses
Here are two quick topics for discussion around the firehouse kitchen table as we try to stay cool when temperatures soar. The heat is even making for some tough fishing. A bunch of us dumped the...
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Ventilation, Modular Construction, and Bed Bugs
We’re going to start this post off with a little discussion on ventilation and building construction by watching a video. Let me first say, this video is not about the tactic to ventilate a single...
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Watering Hole Support and Force This
Brother firefighter Charlie Hillman shared this watering hole support system. What’s in your first due? This is a picture of a piece of wood timber that is being used as a column to support the floor...
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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...
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Mortar On The Floor In Lightweight Construction
A few days ago we posted some pictures on Facebook of a lightweight apartment complex being built. Here is a link to the post that has a few pictures if you missed it, CLICK HERE. FF Deptula made a...
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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...
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Strip Mall Remodel – A Time To Take A Look
FF Gadd took a couple pictures of a strip mall that is getting a bit of a face lift. We don’t always get a chance to see the inside guts of overhangs and facades, so be sure to take advantage if an...
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Parapet Walls and the 360
By: Brent Bronner During a recent company training we pre-planned a local strip-mall. When we were looking at the back of the building we noticed that the mortar holding the bricks together at the...
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Emergency Access Door Only On Division 3
FF Gebelle sent these pictures over. His crew in Horry County, SC did a walk-through of a local hospital. On the third floor they noticed a door at the end of a hallway with an aluminum bar grid....
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Fire Behavior Prop
The next few paragraphs and pictures are from Andrew Brassard. He built this prop to talk about fire behavior. Check it out and talk about the stages of fire with your crew. What are you looking for...
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Cement Mixer Through A Parking Deck
These pictures are from an incident on September 13, 2010. A cement mixer punched through a parking deck. The Toms River TRT responded to shore the deck prior to a crane lifting the mixer out. This...
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Here are two quick topics for discussion around the firehouse kitchen table as we try to stay cool when temperatures soar.
View ArticleThings You Find While VCSing It
Here's a quick one on the importance of preplanning and getting out in your district. First, VCSing stands for Various Courses and Speeds. It might not be the politically correct definition, but if you...
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