SAFRE 2018

Today’s residential homes are being built larger than ever, in all community settings from rural to suburban and urban contexts. These residential occupancies present many significant risks and operational challenges to commanders and firefighting companies.

This comprehensive program will examine building construction, engineered systems and design configurations and characteristics of common mega-mansions – homes ranging from 4000 square feet to 10,000, 12,000, 15,000 and 20,000 SF. Predictability of Building Performance, Occupancy Risk and Reading the Building, Strategic Factors, and Tactical Methodologies integrating the latest on fire behavior, flow path and compartment control with insights on accessibility, limited water supply factors and coordinated operational and incident management principles will be presented.

Firefighting operations in these residential homes present significantly different operational models than the conventional home requiring command and company officers and firefighters to have increased knowledge and skill sets for safe operations.