Humpday Hangout: Rekindles and Building Construction
Mike Dugan, Bill Gustin, and the panel talk about building materials and contents that are prone to smoldering and subsequent rekindling.
Know your enemy, said Sun Tzu, and in the case of firefighting, the firefighter’s enemy is the building, as Frank Brannigan noted. Knowledge of building construction is crucial for fireground success. Learn more about reading a building and size-up, occupancy types, structural hierarchy, different eras in building, and other topics that impact firefighting.