Main Street Firefighting: Vacant Buildings
Chris Tobin and Lex Shady talk about vacant buildings, the language we use to describe them, and the people who may inhabit them.
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Main Street Memo: Flanking
This training bulletin on building construction for firefighters emphasizes the need for proper apparatus placement at Main Street commercial fires.
Main Street Memo: Buildings Dictate Tactics and Tools
This training bulletin examines some of the implications of building construction for your crews' tool and equipment selection.
Main Street Firefighting: James Johnson
Hosts Chris Tobin and Lex Shady talk firefighting and building construction issues with James Johnson.
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Main Street Memo: Inverted Roof
This firefighter training bulletin focuses on inverted roofs and some of the challenges they pose for firefighting operations.
Main Street Firefighting: Occupied Until Proven Vacant
Hosts Chris Tobin and Lex Shady talk with Tyler Prater from St. Louis Fire Department about his "Occupied Until Proven Vacant" class.
Main Street Firefighting: Josh Burchick
Hosts Chris Tobin and Lex Shady talk with Josh Burchick about mainstream firefighting tactics.
Main Street Memo: RIT on Main Street
The sheer size of your Main Street buildings will change how you approach rapid intervention at these fires.
Main Street Memo: Victorian and Queen Anne Homes
These stately homes can present an array of firefighting challenges. Joe Pronesti, Chris Tobin, and Lex Shady have a closer look.
Main Street Firefighting: Joe Pronesti
Chris Tobin and Lex Shady talk with Joe Pronesti on assessing risks in buildings, as well as how age and renovations can affect those assessments.
Main Street Memo: Straight-Run Stairs
This month’s firefighter training bulletin on building construction focuses on the implications of straight-run stairs on fire behavior.
Main Street Firefighting: Myths
Chris Tobin and Lex Shady discuss myths and misconceptions related to legacy buildings.
