Main Street Memo: Churches

Church fires

Church fires present unique construction features that may complicate your firefighters‘ response. In this training bulletin, Joe PronestiChris Tobin, and Alexis Shady review some of these and how they may impact your firefighting tactics.

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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 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.

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