A series of building photos representing typical roof construction types along with some key construction components will challenge your firefighters to name the type and to discuss the hazards.
Roof construction firefighting.
Once on the roof crews should make note of the type of roof covering any smoke or fire showing through and cut an inspection hole to open the roof to determine the design and direction of the.
Some of the most notable fires that have affected the fire service have involved bowstring truss construction.
During the times of the roman empire and the medieval period public buildings and other large buildings with pitched roofs were built using roofs of tile or terra cotta a manufactured fired.
It s important that every firefighter be able to identify a building with a bowstring truss roof the arch generally gives it away and understand the tactics and precautions necessary to handle a.
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