In this Training Minutes video on building construction, Paul Dansbach shows us another commercial building in which the presence of a heavy timber bowstring truss roof can’t be detected from the exterior.
These videos are for firefighter training demonstration purposes only. When you perform these techniques at emergency scenes and evolutions, be sure to wear full PPE and adhere to your agency’s procedures and policies. This video originally ran on the Fire Engineering site in 2011.
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