By Joe Pronesti, Chris Tobin, and Alexis Shady
This Main Street Memo firefighter training bulletin on building construction considers the issue of “planes of weakness,” namely cuts in a brick wall that may compromise structural integrity.
Download this bulletin as a PDF HERE (1.35 MB) that you can print out and share with your crews.
JOSEPH PRONESTI is the chief of the Elyria (OH) Fire Department. He is a graduate of the Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Executive Officer program and a lead instructor at the Cuyahoga (OH) County Community College Fire Academy. He is a frequent contributor to fire service publications and sites, including Fire Engineering, FireEngineering.com, and FirefigherNation.com.
CHRISTOPHER TOBIN is a firefighter assigned to St. Louis (MO) Fire Department Rescue 2.
ALEXIS SHADY is a firefighter/paramedic with the University City (MO) Fire Department.
