Smoke conditions on your arrival at an attached garage fire will tell you a lot about interior door positions. Excessive smoke in the home indicates an open door between the garage and home. Little to no smoke in the building says the door is closed. Sounds simple! However, it's what you do with this information that makes a difference to firefighters and the homeowner.
With fire in an attached garage and no smoke in the home, crews should attack the fire through the garage.…
Added by Devon Wells on May 20, 2014 at 11:00am — No Comments
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