This venting might suffice for the interior forces to find the fire and extinguish it.
Fire roof ventilation cuts.
If necessary cut the roof to provide vertical ventilation.
This will allow ventilation without having to cut the roof.
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Ventilate openings in the roof such as bulkheads skylights or scuttles.
A trench is cut at least 20 feet from the main vent hole and.
Cut approximately 2 to 3 inches inside the rafter.
The technique of horizontal or lateral ventilation involves the.
The same techniques can be used on a slight pitched peaked roof as well.
In this article we ll talk about a ground ladder based roof operation on a peaked roof.
Roll the second center rafter and stop at the third inside rafter.
And depending on what the fire conditions are it may literally be the only option.
Far too often when members cut a roof they make.
The 7 9 8 ventilation cut provides a preset plan for conducting a cut.
The cut is the easy part tools of the ventilation trade.
Once the location is agreed on prepare for your cut.
Glendale fire department ventilation training manual.
Vertical ventilation is the removal of super heated air gases smoke and pressure inside a closed or vent.
If the roof decking is intact locate a natural vent in the roof such as scuttle skylight or vents.
Move back to the first outside rafter and cut a parallel.