Fire Engineering Technical Editor Glenn Corbett recently lectured on the dangers of lightweight construction in multiple dwellings before the New Jersey Deputy Fire Chiefs Association in Kearny, New Jersey.
Above, left to right: Glenn Corbett with New Jersey Deputy Chief’s Assoc. President Charles Lind, Jr., Jersey City (NJ) Deputy Chief Mike Terpak, and Kearny (NJ) Chief Steve Dyl at annual Fire Service Training Seminar on April 8th.
Corbett discussed the inadequacies of our model building codes in the way they address these “toothpick towers.” He will speak on the same topic at FDIC International 2017. Mike Terpak of the Jersey City (NJ) Fire Department spoke on the use of tactical worksheets on the fire ground and other tops.
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