Firehouse Community Risk eNL - Sep 9th, 2022
 
 
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September 9, 2022

Ordinary contruction has been in our hometowns for more than a century. Unfortunately, many firefighters have died in the line of duty fighting fires in these buildings. At Firehouse Expo, Tim Cowan's interaticve presentation, "When Ordinary Construction Isn't So Ordinary," provides the strategy and tactics necessary to succeed when faced with fires in these buildings.

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FEATURES
Dan Byrne urges fire departments to go beyond just Fire Prevention Week to educate their communities on the importance of robust protection services and funding.
Jeremy Mitchell proposes fire prevention practices for volunteer and combination fire departments with limited resources.
Tim Szymanski shares the importance of using all available media outlets to spread the word about this critical week.
Gavin Horn explains UL FSRI's study to characterize airborne contaminants that might be encountered while investigating a residential fire scene.
PREVENTION & INVESTIGATION NEWS
A consultant is studying what it would take to consolidate the districts into one full-time department.
Firefighters from Carrollton, Kane and Eldred found the 152-year-old structure fully engulfed.
It took Salem firefighters hours to control the transmission shop fire.