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  1. Firefighting Strategies for Steel-Frame Construction

    Online Articles

    Tue, 1 May 2007

    story commercial building. Here, we review some of the major construction components that can affect your firefighting strategy . Below, we use the example of a one-story steel building in various stages of construction to show how each

  2. HIGH-RISE FIREFIGHTING STRATEGIES

    Magazine Articles

    Mon, 1 Jul 1996

    HIGH-RISE FIREFIGHTING STRATEGIES BY VINCENT DUNN There are five attack strategies used ..... prevent fire spread from window to window. LESSONS LEARNED Firefighting strategy in high-rise building fires is different from that for

  1. Federal Firefighting Strategy Hones in on Firefighter Rescue

    Online Articles

    Tue, 13 Jul 2010

    In what may be a major shift in federal firefighting strategy , federal firefighters this wildfire season are focusing on rescuing severely injured colleagues and removing them from fire areas

  2. Firefighting Strategies and Tactics, 2E

    Direct Event Connect

    Mon, 27 Feb 2012

    Firefighting Strategies and Tactics, 2E

  3. PREFIRE PLANNING

    Magazine Articles

    Mon, 1 Jan 2007

    challenges. On numerous occasions, I have altered my firefighting strategy based on the information gathered through previous ..... response area to size up structures to determine potential firefighting strategies and tactics to cover all hazard concerns for the fire

  4. WHY CANT THE FIRE SERVICE EXTINGUISH FIRES IN HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS?

    Magazine Articles

    Fri, 1 Dec 1995

    highest ladder, two important firefighting strategies are taken away from firefighters ..... jump or burn to death. The second firefighting strategy a high-rise building takes away ..... take several hours. High-rise firefighting strategy is supposed to "defend in place

  5. From The Jumpseat: The Efficiency of Aggression

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    Fri, 2 Mar 2007

    Today's aggressive firefighting tactics enable us to easily extinguish fires that would've taken hours or days to fight in the not-so-distant past. Mark Cotter reviews modern offensive firefighting strategies .

  6. Tactical Safety for Firefighters: Who Moved My Hoseline

    Online Articles

    Fri, 23 Mar 2012

    Ray McCormack considers initial hoseline placement on the fireground. Is your firefighting strategy based on egress protection or fire extinguishment?

  7. Tactical Safety for Firefighters: Who Moved My Hoseline

    Online Articles

    Fri, 23 Mar 2012

    Ray McCormack considers initial hoseline placement on the fireground. Is your firefighting strategy based on egress protection or fire extinguishment?

  8. Switching from an Offensive to a Defensive Strategy

    Online Articles

    Fri, 10 Jun 2011

    Frank Viscuso and Michael Terpak provide an operational guide that details the necessary steps an incident commander should take when changing from an offensive to a defensive firefighting strategy .