Storage Unit Fires: Hazards Unknown

摘要

The self-storage facilities considered below are generally one- or two-story buildings featuring prefabricated lightweight metal or concrete-block construction. Although they share similar problems and hazards with all self-storage facilities, these construction types seem to suffer the most at fire incidents. The incident commander's (IC's) major concerns operating at a fire at a self-storage building are the lightweight construction's collapse potential; the enormous amount of sometimes densely packed, combustible contents; and the unknown hazardous materials or liquids stored within.