MORE LESSONS FOR THE COFFEE TABLE

摘要

This time, we begin with an intentioned reverse to the old "truck work" term forcible entry and talk about the problems that arise on every fireground because not enough forcible exits are created as interior fire-fighting continues to the under-control stage. Although it at first may appear to be a casual mention, it is certainly more important than that and is becoming even more important. We can make the mistake of becoming trapped behind locked secondary exits we cannot operate on or use because of fatigue or fire conditions around us, or because we are unfamiliar with their operation and assuredly become panicked because the primary entrance is now blocked for us. These exits at first include side and rear doors but also can include garage doors, fire escape access doors, cellar entrances, as well as fixed windows of space-age plastics and older barred and guarded windows on lower floors.