FDNY Roof Operation

Its not that they dont do it.... sometimes they can get away without doing in .... they cut most of the time though...
 
ok... i was just wondering cause in a previous post they talked about a fire which was a peaked roof. someone asked y they announce a peaked roof when they give size up and the reply was cause they dont open the roof and its o let co. know it will be nastier than normal inside
 
The announcement of a peaked roof lets members assigned to roof position  know that they will not be going to the roof and will perform other duties. If its a flat roof, the position can be made and ventilation (skylights and scuttlecovers) can be opened.  For safety, our procedures dictate venting a peaked roof from a TL bucket or aerial. You wont see guys climbing along a ridge or using a hook ladder. The size hole you can make for the risk is not worth the a effort. I saw one peaked roof opened in 23 yrs on FDNY, I did spend my whole career in the Bronx though where tenements and H-types were the norm
 
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