Modern Roof Hazards @ FDIC 2012.wmv

Hazards of Modern Roofs


Lieutenant/Training Officer John Shafer, Greencastle (IN) Fire Department


The class will examine trends and methods in modern building construction with an emphasis on roofs, their direct relationship to vertical ventilation, structural firefighting operations, and firefighter survivability. Inherent roof construction features and hazards that directly influence truck company work will be the main focus, along with green roofs, methods, and exotic materials that are used to achieve green standards, and the potential hazards that they present to fire service personnel. Many of these materials such as recycled rubber shingles, solar panels, and green (garden) roofs are not common knowledge to most fire service personnel. ALL LEVELS


Room 109-110 on 4/20/2012