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Author: Terpak, M. A.
Title: Fireground Size-Up: High-Rise Buildings Under Construction.
Coporate: Jersey City Fire Dept., NJ
Journal: Fire Engineering, Vol. 163, No. 2, 69-70,72-79, February 2010
Keywords: high rise buildings | building construction | fire departments | fire fighting | occupants | building design | wood | fire fighters | fire hazards | water supply | building collapse | exposure | fire protection | weather effects | evacuation | architects | life hazards | evacuation
Identifiers: size-up factors and operational suggestions; fireground size-up acronym COAL TWAS WEALTHS; terrain/water supply/auxillary appliances; streets/weather/exposures; evacuating surrounding exposures; being prepared for a defensive operation