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Importance of Exit Stairwells FYI - I sent this to my office the other day and wanted to pass it along. It is a pretty interesting study. From the Journal of Fire Prote… Started by Todd Haines	0	Jun 9, 2008
Elevator Emergency SOP Hey Brothers Do you any of you have an up to date Elevator Emergency SOP? I would love to see it. Thanks. Started by Mike Walker	3	Jun 8, 2008 Reply by John O'Donoghue
Evacuate or take the fire first What is your department policy - evacuation or fight the fire, first? Started by Eddie Henderson	6	Jun 7, 2008 Reply by Eddie Henderson
To Vent or Not to Vent...... When do you open it up to let some cooler air in? The threat of a "wind blown" fire should keep us all in check before we arbitrarily open… Started by Mike Walker	7	May 15, 2008 Reply by Mike Walker
What's Your Line? What is your department's policy as to which size line is used for High-Rise fires? What nozzle do you use for High-Rise applications? Oh!… Started by Mike Walker	24	May 6, 2008 Reply by Greg Wyant
The Evacuation Vacuum So where do you put all of them? It's a residencial fire, the fire occurs at night, it's cold and raining. You have to evacuate 50 or more… Started by Mike Walker	3	May 6, 2008 Reply by Anthony Avillo
Unlocking Stairwell Doors... A jury has awarded a little over 25 million to plantiffs in the cas of the Cook County Adminstration fire. I will paste the article here a… Started by Mike Walker	0	Apr 24, 2008
Elevator Use The fire is 20 stories up. Do you walk it up or chance it and take the elevator? If you decide to take the elevator, which one do you prefe… Started by Mike Walker	10	Apr 23, 2008
What's up with that Code? When the fire alarm sounds, all of the stairwell doors lock. This is to keep evacuating occupants from leaving the stairwell.... Yes, the c… Started by Mike Walker	0	Apr 4, 2008
High-Rise Command Post Locations The divide as to where the Command Post should be located lives on. Some say outside the structure, others say in the lobby, while even oth… Started by Mike Walker	0	Apr 4, 2008

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