Communities across the country feature block upon block of strip mall occupancies. David DeStefano reviews the the hazards and firefighting tactics companies operating at these fires can employ.
Firefighter assistance and search team (FAST) companies such as rapid intervention teams and crews have become commonplace on the modern fireground. Unfortunately, they are sometimes viewed as one-stop shopping for all the answers in firefighter rescue.
Cellular communication platforms are common sights in almost every community. David DeStefano writes about lessons learned from an incident in which the North Providence (RI) Fire Department responded to a fire involving one of these platforms at the site of a former mill complex.