Posts Tagged: Building Inspsections
Elevator Operations
This is a good video on operating a typical elevator. I understand that there are many different types of elevators and different operating methods, but most are very similar to this. You can have different types of keys but the systems should be pretty standard.
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Cleveland School Fire of 1923
That night 77 people lost their lives at a school event that should have ended with celebration and refreshments. Instead the community was tasked with finding the bodies of those who did not make it out.
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False Exterior Walls
Not only will it hamper rescue efforts, performing ventilation or suppression from this side of the building would be challenging at best.
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Addresses on Inspections
Then I look at my list and see the same numerics on another inspection form with a different business name. This is what I find.....
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Light Weight Strip Malls
As you look at this building you can see that it seems to be a series of stores or spaces in a commercial building. Most likely a strip mall type building.
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Fire Stopping Pillows
Basically, the way that these pillows work is that when they are heated, they expand (the plastic will melt away) and fill the void. This maintains the fire rating and prevents fire from spreading and smoke spread is contained.
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Making Sure Beams Fail
Steel will deform and twist and this beam will meet little, if any, resistance during a fire. I understand that a pocket of concrete will not keep this beam from dislodging, but it there is a reason for properly pocketing these beams.
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Painted Sprinkler Heads
Doing a thorough inspection on remodels could prevent something like this. This is a safety issue for both the occupants and firefighters.
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Heavy Timber and Open Junction Boxes
These old buildings are almost extinct and most that are still around are not occupied anymore. But, the one's that are still need to follow the code. Take a look at the heavy timber construction and the open junction boxes.
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The Ingenuity Files
Dish soap bottles are now adequate for electrical outlets.
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Creative Wiring
Great wiring hard to come by. Who wired this? They did a great job.
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Identifying RTU’s From the Interior
Take care to look above you and identify RTU from the interior.
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What’s Above You?
What is lurking on the roof? It could come crashing down on you.
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2×4′s for Locks
Great use of a 2x4!
Someone thought its was a good idea to put a 2x4 in the door to keep it locked.
But, it will also do a good job of keeping people in during a fire.
If it is dark and people are panicked, that board could cause some big prob…
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Who Wired This?
Check small closets and hidden areas for situations like this. You never know what you'll find.
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Trip to the Hardware Store
This exit door is not only blocked and not accessible, it is also padlocked so that it cannot be opened.
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Who Can Say “Pack Rat”?
Fire codes, ehhh, who needs them?
This is an interesting picture. How many inspections have you been on where a room was so full of stuff that you couldn't get in to look around.
That may be what happened here. A hoarder comes to mind too.
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Is It Real? Or Is It Something Worse?
Solar panels on roofs are not always easy to spot. Can you easily identify them if you were to respond to a fire where the roof had solar panels like these?
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TV vs. Emergency Lights
You have to look kind of hard to find the emergency features you need to check while on inspections.
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Obstructed FDC
Fire department connections should not be used as trash recepticles.
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More Than Just Floors
Take into consideration what the building is made of before getting on the roof. Is the benefit worth the risk.
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Lunch Break Table
Exits must be accessible, not only for patrons and employees, but for you if you need to get out while fighting a fire.
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Importance of Exits
Saving lives is our business and making sure that these situations don't happen may save more lives than you know if a fire would happen here.
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How Far We’ve Come
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I love this picture. Not because it is an easy target for us safety minded guys who like using these kinds of pictures for training purposes. No, I …
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Winter Hazards on the Scene
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Be…
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