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Author
Massey, C. S. D.
Title
High-Fire Firefighting: Are We Losing Touch With "The Basics"?
Journal
Firehouse, Vol. 32, No. 8, 150-152,154-156, August 2007
Keywords
high rise buildings | fire fighting | fire fighting training | fire hoses | standpipes | fire departments | rescue | rescue operations | elevators (lifts) | pressurization | fans | stairwells
Identifiers
hoselines; Standard Operating Procedures (SOP); stretching from the fire floor standpipe; performing fire attack and search and rescue operations from the same stairwell; avoiding the use of elevators serving the fire floor; not capturing elevators upon arrival; not protecting elevator shafts