Humpday Hangout: The Extreme Hazards of Combustible Housing

Firefighters battle a blaze at the Barclay Friends Senior Living Community in West Chester, Pa., Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. Chester County emergency officials say at least 20 people have been taken to area hospitals for treatment. The extent of their injuries was not immediately known. (Pete Bannan/Daily Local News via AP)

Live discussion on lightweight wood multiple dwellings

Fire Engineering – Join Bill Gustin and panel as they discuss the extreme life hazard of housing the elderly and physically impaired residents in highly combustible lightweight wood multiple dwellings and the folly of partial sprinkler systems.

Firefighters battle a blaze at the Barclay Friends Senior Living Community in West Chester, Pa., Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. Chester County emergency officials say at least 20 people have been taken to area hospitals for treatment. The extent of their injuries was not immediately known. (Pete Bannan/Daily Local News via AP)

Related: Video: West Chester, PA Senior Community Fire

Panelists:
Bill Gustin, Captain, Miami-Dade (FL) Fire Rescue Department
Mike Dugan, Captain (Ret.), Fire Department of New York
Clark Lamping, Captain, Clark County (NV) Fire Department
Jason Hoevelmann, Battalion Chief, Florissant Valley (MO) Fire Protection District
Daryl Liggins, Firefighter, City of Oakland (CA)
Dan Shaw, Deputy Chief, Fairfax County (VA) Fire & Rescue Department

Please join us for this hangout sponsored by Key Hose.
 
Wednesday October 9, 2019 1:00 p.m. EDT

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