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Things Aren't Always What They Seem
This living room looks like any other you might run across in any neighborhood. Other than the fact that it is taped off, probably to keep our dirty feet off the clean, lightly colored carpet. After all, we need to keep our customers happy. We are no doubt protecting the living room from damage after, oh, maybe a kitchen fire, an electrical fire somewhere else in the house. In fact, we might want to check the basement for the electric panel and other utilities. Let's take a look.
Ooh, what the $%^#@? This is what happens when the engineered i-joists burn away. You may never know what is below you based on the conditions on the main floor. Situational awareness is so important and doing your 360 degree size-up is a must. You might not catch something from the front or even the side B and D. You have to get a look at the the rear of the building, especially on the new, extra large houses that are going up all over our country. In addition, a thermal imaging camera will not always show you the difference in temperatures between the basement and the main level. There is some information about the TICs that I will try to post later. Stay safe and keep training.
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Comment by Derek R. on January 7, 2010 at 2:06pm
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Great post. Excellent example of the need for situational awareness. Never judge a book by its cover.
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Comment by Kayli Borell on January 6, 2010 at 10:56am
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wow! this is just crazy! i believe the fact that some people would actually tape off a room becasue they didnt want us to get it dirty with our boots but after seeing the second picture i think you proved a point here.
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Comment by Jason Hoevelmann on January 5, 2010 at 5:24pm
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I will try to find out about the basement finishing. But, I think it was partially finished but not sure with drywall or drop ceiling.
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Comment by Paul Dudan on January 5, 2010 at 3:17pm
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Wow. By chance was this a finished basement or were the joists exposed?
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Comment by Station10Capt106 on January 5, 2010 at 3:00pm
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Great pictures to help illustrate a very important safety concern. Thanks!
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Comment by Joe Stoltz on January 5, 2010 at 2:32pm
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We had a very similar thing happen in our district. In our case a good "save" like the one pictured here resulted in the house being demolished, and rebuilt, since the damage to the joists and box framing was too extensive.
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Comment by Doug on January 4, 2010 at 9:04pm
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Great post. Last week in my department we just did a 3 hour training on situational awareness(not scene safety) on anything from medical calls to mva's and rescues, from hazardous material incidents to structure fires.
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