Photos 8 and 9 courtesy of wsm architects.
Fire roof prop.
Article and photos by wes hill.
The joists are made with 2 6 s with 2 4 s on top attached to the 2 10 frame with joist hangers.
Can be placed on a drill tower flat wall or in a parking lot.
He also designed and constructed the pitched roof attachment and denver drill attachment as companion props for the firefighter portable training wall prop.
The roof prop simulates different roof pitches and is multi locational and functional.
The frames of the props are made with doubled up 2 10 s.
The first is flat roof the second is a 6 12 pitch and the third is a 12 12 pitch.
Combined they have over 80 years of firefighting experience and have engineered a prop that allows proper training on cutting ventilation holes in a rooftop.
Crawling across rafters with a break away rafter cost estimate 2 6 8 x8x8 64 00 slide bolts for break apart 6 00 all lumber priced exterior.
How s that for diy fire props on a budget.
Chain or circular saw skill prop german township fire department evansville modified version of truckman prop from isfsi.
Each stationary unit is extremely heavy duty and custom built at the time of order with the same high quality materials and craftsmanship as the mobile units.
This product is made in the usa.
8 wsm architects designed training props into the hose drying tower at tucson az fire department s station 22 including anchor points for rappelling off the tower s covered roof.
Like many departments we have a fancy roof prop located at our training grounds but it s location is not.
This roof prop was designed by three firefighters local to sonoma ca.
Firevent is the premier manufacturer of ventilation training props our stationary units are an excellent addition to a planned or established training center.
The ceiling prop created by firefighter chris king has been very beneficial to the chicago fire department candidates.