Please select one example of a building collapse that has occurred and discuss its impact on firefighter safety, buildings codes, fire prevention, code inspection, firefighting strategy, and tactics.
Building collapse that has occurred and discuss its impact on firefighter safety
Throughout history there have been building collapses that have impacted not only the development of specific building codes and standards. But they have also had an impact on the fire service.
Please select one example of a building collapse that has occurred and discuss its impact on firefighter safety, buildings codes, fire prevention, code inspection, firefighting strategy, and tactics.
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The overhead speaker sets your company in motion. You are dispatch ed to a residential area for an odour of gas, with multiple calls reporting the same odour. While you are responding, you bring up the area in your mobile data terminal (MDT), look for surrounding hydrants, and notify headquarters to confirm that the gas company is responding to the scene. Suddenly, a loud explosion is heard, and a visible column of smoke is now seen coming over the tree line. This is no longer an odour of gas call; this is a technical rescue assignment for an explosion with collapse, secondary to the reported gas odour. Upon arrival at a chaotic scene, you see that two buildings have been level ed and multiple structures show significant damage. What will you do when you are faced with this?
Finally, your response should be at least 200 words in length.
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