This 45-minute program will focus on critical fire ground survival tactics associated with lightweight residential construction, which can pose significant risks to fire fighters during fire ground operations. It is based on the tragic LODD on August 13, 2006, when a career fire engineer died, and a fire fighter was injured after falling through the floor during a primary search at a residential structure fire.

Key topics covered are:

1.     Size-up and Risk Assessment

2.     Lightweight Residential Building Construction

3.     Fire Ground Survival Skills for falls into basements

4.     IAFF advocacy for safer codes and standards