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Operations & Training
The Trench Cut: Opening the Roof To Control Fire in a Cockloft
June 1, 2005
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Photo by Kevin Neely
A flat commercial roof might hide a bowstring truss (shown here) or lightweight steel bar joists, both of which are prone to early failure.
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The Firefighter’s Art of Reading a Roof
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In the process of carrying out a Milwaukee cut, a firefighter on each of two roof ladders starts by cutting an approximately four-foot vertical seam that runs parallel to each ladder beam that’s closest to the hole location.
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