I came across these pictures that I had taken from a while back. They demonstrate a decent example of what we may find above our heads. There is always a lot of talk about carrying wire cutters, and these photos show a couple of examples of why we may need them. We had a good [...]
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Wire Cutters…What Works For You?
06/28/2010Windows That Lie
03/12/2010Had a busy week around here so the last posts have been short and to the point. The windows you see here are not anything uncommon. We find buildings pretty regularly that have what appear to be windows but do not end up being usable. This post was just to show a couple of the [...]
Not All Egress is Created Equal
01/31/2010This is a great example of knowing our still districts and the areas that we know will present unique problems when on fire. As you can see this building presents a nightmare of a stairwell, especially if the stairs are a target of arson or lower apartments begin venting fire and smoke into this common area. We can [...]
Doors to Nowhere!
01/11/2010We sent this in to the website VentEnterSearch a couple years ago when it was initially posted. We felt is was time to show it again on our site for anyone that did not see it the first time. This is a great example of the types of hazards that can be found around your district. These first two were found [...]
Rain Roof Construction/Ventilation
01/04/2010Rain Roof Construction When a three story apartment building with a flat roof begins to leak the owner must fix the leak if he wants to keep his residents. When a building ages to the point that patchwork will no longer suffice, the owner must decide whether to move the third floor tenants to another [...]
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