Urban Drafting Operations at a Chemical Warehouse Fire

摘要

ON JANUARY 18, 2017, AT 7:53 A.M., Fort Lauderdale (FL) Fire Department (FLFD) units responded to a large warehouse fire with unknown chemicals involved in the "Uptown Business District" of the city. On arrival, initial responding units were met with a well-involved 300- x 100-foot, 30,000-square-foot warehouse with heavy fire showing through the roof. The one-story building was of type II (noncombusti-ble) construction, consisting of concrete block walls and a metal deck roof supported by lightweight, unprotected steel bar joists (parallel chord trusses). The fire building was H-shaped; a courtyard and loading docks were on three sides of the structure. Visability and access to the structure were limited, as the structure bordered a canal in an industrial park in an unincorporated part of the city that had few hydrants and access roads.