
The recent structural collapse of a vacant five story building in the Tribeca section of New York City (lower Manhattan) brings to light the operational and safety issues affecting buildings of Ordinary (Type III) or Heavy Timber (Type IV) classified construction. There are a number of excellent lessons learned from Near Miss Reports found on the National Firefighter Near Miss Reporting Syste...
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