Main Street Memo: Fingers of Smoke

In this firefighter training bulletin, Joe Pronesti, Chris Tobin, and Alexis Shady take a look at what smoke behavior can suggest about fire conditions in your “Main Street” buildings.

• THE ART OF READING SMOKE
• The Art of Reading Smoke: Understanding the Color
• Reading Smoke: Understanding the ‘White Smoke’ Traps

Download this training bulletin as a PDF (828 KB) you can share with your fellow 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.

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