Church fires present unique construction features that may complicate your firefighters‘ response. In this training bulletin, Joe Pronesti, Chris Tobin, and Alexis Shady review some of these and how they may impact your firefighting tactics.
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Download this bulletin as a PDF HERE (7 MB) that can be printed out and shared with your firefighters.
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.
