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Building Construction Question
I'm looking for methods or Ideas on how to make building construction really click. What made it make sense for you? I have a couple of books Building Construction for the Fire Service and Collapse of Burning Buildings, but sometimes they get a little more technical and don't make sense. Any ideas or methods would be appreciated.
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Permalink Reply by Art Zern on -
I'm with Frank. I would take it a step further, just to slow things down a bit and force the members to get down to the small features. Make or have someone make a steel ring about 12" in diameter. When the members tear the building apart, tell them that everything taken from the building has to go through the ring. This really slows the process down and forces them to examine how it comes apart and therefore, how it went together. The ring is a multi-purpose tool, use it for extrication training as well. Have the members pass everything from the car through the ring.....same idea, it forces a closer examination of the construction. It becomes a challenge to see how small of a pile is left that won't go through the ring.
Keep The Faith,
Art
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Permalink Reply by Marty Mayes on -
Marques,
One of the ideas I put in place for guys is, Habitat for Humanity. We take on a house once or twice a year and build it. It serves to satisfy several training objectives I am looking for, including building construction. Granted it really only covers the most basic of construction types but that is my stations bread and butter call anyway.But couple that with the normal training on BC it really seems to help it click,as you put it. Another thing I do when I teach BC is I show how fire will act and move within each type of construction. So I dive heavy into tactics as we move along, it seems to keep their attention.
Marty
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Permalink Reply by John Caran on -
Travel along with one of your fire inspectors as they inspect old existing buildings. I worked in inspections for 6 years and had the pleasure of working in our old downtown area with mostly Type III buildings. It was a challenge to bring the older buildings up to code as the occupancy classification changed. Also, read Brannigans book.
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Permalink Reply by Marques Bush on -
Thanks guys. The information is much appreciated.
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