building construction fire service essay

With the renewed emphasis on topics of fire behavior and building construction, realizing what makes up the environment we work in is — and has always been — important to firefighter safety. Recognition of general styles of construction, the materials used, and generic qualities of each enables firefighters and command officers to make better fireground decisions. Having some form of recognition-primed decision-making based on some forms of information is essential to basic fireground operations (tactical objectives) and command strategy development. Generally there are five types of building construction agreed upon between the International Codes Council (ICC) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 220 – Standard on Types of Construction. Type I – Fire Resistive Type II – Noncombustible Type III – Ordinary, Type IV – Heavy Timber Type V – Wood Frame Each has its own positives and negatives. All can be faced by those in the trenches at some time or another. Now coming into view, in regard to building construction, is green construction, using renewable materials within and on the structure. Type I — Fire Resistive With Fire Resistive construction, we see several factors that have the ability to assist firefighters. This style of construction does have some flaws that need to be noted. The definition we all learned at one time or another has been “Structural members including walls, partitions, columns, floor and roof constructed of noncombustible material.” What does that mean? It simply means that the major structural components, floors, walls and roofs will not lend themselves to the fire (as fuel). These buildings “consist of mainly reinforced concrete with structural members (walls, columns, beams, floors and roofs) being protected by blown-on insulation or automatic sprinklers.” The walls and floors tend to compartmentalize the fire and hold it in.
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