Posts Tagged: Hazards Of Modern Roofs
FDIC 2013
The Super Bowl of Firefighting is just about a month away! If you have never been then you need to make plans to attend NOW!
I am very happy and honored to be presenting again this year and would like to invite you to attend my class on 4/25/2013
V…
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Fire Safety Challenges of Green Buildings Report
Fire Safety Challenges of Green Buildings
Author: Brian Meacham, Brandon Poole, Juan Echeverria and Raymond Cheng, Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Re-posted by permission of Brian Meacham NFPA
Introduction
Many new commercial facilities are…
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Solar Panel Safety for Firefighters
The Fire Training Program at the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST), in partnership with the Washington County Fire Training Association (WCFTA), recently hosted a one-day class on Solar Photo Voltaic (PV) Safety for Fire F…
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Greenroofs: Wind & Fire Video from Virtual Summit 2011
This is a great discussion about Green Roof Wind & Fire Codes from Virtual Summit 2011 panel.
Panel members:
Kelly Luckett, Mike Ennis, and Jim Kirby
Description:
No longer can the green roof be deleted from a project due to failure to…
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Ventilation Crew vs Goats
I would love to hear the roof report from the crew who found this condition on the roof! LOL
[caption id="attachment_878" align="aligncenter" width="240" caption="Goats feed on oat grass on the roof at Siegel 's Cottonwood Farm in Crest Hill, IL o…
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New codes help firefighters fight a fire in Southeast Portland home equipped with solar panels
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Portland Fire RescueFirefighters knocked down a fire in a house with solar panels — which can’t be turned off — …
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Photovoltaic Systems & Firefighter Safety a New UL study
Do you know what Photovoltaic (PV) is?
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What are the safety hazards with PV?…
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Green Roofs in Indianapolis, Indiana
Greetings to all,
This post is dedicated to all brothers and sister firefighters but especially those in Indianapolis, Indiana the home of FDIC the Super Bowl of Firefighting :)
MAYOR ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF FIRST GREEN ROOF INSTALLATION ON INDI…
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Colorado is the First Market for Launch of the Revolutionary DOW POWERHOUSE(TM) Solar Shingle
This post is dedicated to my brother and sister firefighters from Colorado.
Solar shingles are solar panels incognito. Instead of mounting on your roof, they become your roof or integrate seamlessly with the existing roof shingles.
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