Training Minutes: Heavy Timber Wood-Truss Roof

Paul Dansbach on heavy timber wood-truss roofs
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In this Training Minutes video, Paul Dansbach examines firefighting problems at a structure in which a makeshift storage space has been built on the truss loft.

These videos are for training demonstration purposes only. When you perform these techniques at emergency scenes and evolutions, be sure to wear full PPE and adhere to your agency’s procedures and policies.

Watch in the player above.

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