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  1. Fireground Strategies: Fighting Shaft Fires

    Magazine Articles

    Sat, 1 Dec 2007

    condition is indicative of a shaft fire . Allow the fire to ..... line stretching and shaft fires . Not only do they have to ..... never went to a good shaft fire . We had four lines ..... adjacent exposures at shaft fires must take caution to

  2. PEARLS, OYSTERS, PHOENIX, ASHES

    Magazine Articles

    Fri, 1 Dec 1995

    after the last two on-site live releases?" What does a shaft fire really look like? New lieutenants should be given a minimum ..... I had just reviewed the articles and tactical bulletins on shaft fires in tenement buildings and was sure I was seeing exactly that

  1. Getting the First Hoseline in Operation

    Magazine Articles

    Sun, 1 Nov 2009

    took out the bad length, reconnected the hose, and recharged the line. Companies should drill on this often. SHAFT FIRES Shaft fires basically are outside fires that cause exposure problems. Many buildings in our city are very close together

  2. PEMNA FIRE APPARATUS, LTD.

    Magazine Articles

    Thu, 1 Oct 1998

    portable elevated monitor nozzle attachment), the PEMNA Navy, the Dumpster Devil nozzle for dumpster fires, the Elevator Devil nozzle for elevator shaft fires , and the Ultimate hydrant marker for locating hidden hydrants. (701) 237-5161.

  3. THE CHICAGO TRAGEDY

    Magazine Articles

    Mon, 1 Dec 2003

    factories, not office buildings. Office building fires usually were no problem. There were a few serious vertical service shaft fires , and a small plane hit a building on Pine Street, but the usual high-rise office building fire was handled by an engine

  4. First-Due Battalion Chief: Going with Your Instinct

    Online Articles

    Mon, 19 Jul 2010

    and that when the squad or rescue arrive, they should check out exposure 4 (D) thoroughly. An important factor in any shaft fire , whether it be enclosed or not, is that you need to check six sides of the fire. Very soon after the division chief arrived

  5. Furniture Warehouse Fire: Lessons Learned

    Magazine Articles

    Sat, 1 Sep 2007

    separating this building from the fire. I was amazed to see how the fire had spread into the Hamilton Building and the elevator shaft . Fire had spread through the elevator shaft, going from alley grade up into the roof area. Twenty four sprinkler heads tripped

  6. STAIRWELL FIRE

    Magazine Articles

    Wed, 1 Feb 2006

    shaft and up and over the roofs, from either building. Then again, it could be a rubbish fire in the alleyway or even a shaft fire , but very soon we all would know. Plus, there have been other instances throughout my career when a “reliable” informant

  7. Live from fdic 2003: BRENNAN AND BRUNO

    Magazine Articles

    Wed, 1 Oct 2003

    And he's going, 'All right, Tom, where are your men going?' I said, 'Well, we're going to split here for the shaft fire . It looks like ....' He said, 'Well, do we know what building the fire's in?' So now my guys are looking at me

  8. Got another K-I-S-S for me?

    Magazine Articles

    Fri, 1 Feb 2002

    radio transmitter-you know what you are going to say for blocks. Well, a burning convertible car roof sure looks like a shaft fire from a few blocks away, and garbage dumpsters on fire, hidden from your view, reflect their flame into large areas. It