In this firefighter training bulletin, Joe Pronesti, Chris Tobin, and Alexis Shady offer five tips for dealing with porch fires.
RELATED FIREFIGHTER TRAINING
- Porch Fires
- Fighting Rear Porch Fires
- Ciampo: Converted Porches
- Construction Concerns: Porches, Decks, and Stairs
Download this bulletin as a PDF HERE (1 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.
