This month’s Main Street Memo firefighter training bulletin on building construction looks at parging, namely the application of Portland cement base or mortar atop (possibly deteriorating) masonry. Joe Pronesti, Chris Tobin, and Alexis Shady on what this means for your size-up.
Download this bulletin as a PDF HERE (1 MB) that you can print out and share with your crews.
JOSEPH PRONESTI is the chief of the Elyria (OH) Fire Department. He is a graduate of the Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Executive Officer program and a lead instructor at the Cuyahoga (OH) County Community College Fire Academy. He is a frequent contributor to fire service publications and sites, including Fire Engineering, FireEngineering.com, and FirefigherNation.com.
CHRISTOPHER TOBIN is a firefighter assigned to St. Louis (MO) Fire Department Rescue 2.
ALEXIS SHADY is a firefighter/paramedic with the University City (MO) Fire Department.
