Operational Considerations for Highrise Firefighting: Special Report

By Christopher J. Naum, SFPE on Dec 22, 2010 with Comments 0

Operational Considerations for Highrise Firefighting: Special Report

USFA	Special Report
Subject(s):	Fire Prevention & Planning/Code Enforcement, Incident Management, Operations & Tactics
Media:	Technical Report Series
Read Online/Download:	Adobe Acrobat (PDF)/ Other Help PDF (1.3 Mb) , Text (86 Kb)
Description:	This report provides an overview of several major highrise fires and suggestions for how problems associated with highrise firefighting can be mitigated through standard operating procedures, inspection programs, and occupant evacuation training.

Filed Under: Research • Research Hub

Tags: Building codes • building construction • built-in fire protection systems • Case Studies • command • Fire Load • Fire Prevention & Planning/Code Enforcement • fire resistance • Firefighter Safety • high-rise • High-rise firefighting • high-rise firefighting Strategy and Tactics • Incident Management • inspection programs • lessons-learned • major highrise fires • occupancy load • Operational Considerations for Highrise Firefighting: Special Report • Operations & Tactics • recommendations • Research • Research Hub • Special Report • standard operating procedures • USFA • USFA Technical Reports

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