By Joe Pronesti, Chris Tobin, and Alexis Shady
This month’s firefighter training bulletin on building construction focuses on the implications of straight-run stairs on fire behavior.
Download this training bulletin as a PDF (6.8 MB) to print out for display in the station or to otherwise 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.
