Main Street USA: Preplanning Your First-Due Response

Main Street USA can be found in any town in the US. It is the "downtown" area or center of town consisting of restaurants, shops, and mixed-use buildings. This area presents many unsuspected building challenges and dangers involving construction, occupancy, age, and location. These buildin...

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Published inFire engineering Vol. 173; no. 10; p. 60
Main Author Morrissey, William
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Clarion Events, Ltd 01.10.2020
Subjects
Buildings
Cities
Construction
Emergency preparedness
Emergency services
Firefighters
Fires
Occupancy
United States > US
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Summary:Main Street USA can be found in any town in the US. It is the "downtown" area or center of town consisting of restaurants, shops, and mixed-use buildings. This area presents many unsuspected building challenges and dangers involving construction, occupancy, age, and location. These buildings are often the site of large multiple-alarm fires and although challenging, with some preplanning and general knowledge of their dangers, firefighters can easily and safely conquer these fires. Here, Morrissey offers tips for preplanning first-due response.
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ISSN:0015-2587
1930-9805