文章和照片David DeStefano
消防部门对被称为花园公寓的占领有一个松散的定义。这些建筑物在全国各地的各个社区中都存在，这些建筑物的高度在大约六层楼的高度上变化。它们可能具有每个单元的外部访问权限或具有常见的内部走廊。许多人用轻质的木材组件构建，并且通常不撒上或配备罐装。顾名思义，访问可能会受到庭院或景观功能的限制。作为消防员, we may be confronted with the significant challenges of rapid fire spread, early collapse, and numerous endangered occupants on arrival. In the following sections, we will explore some of the challenges companies may face during fires at these occupancies.
Access Limitations
在郊区的环境中，这些占领通常以一种可以补充环境自然环境的方式设计。这可能会出现结构两侧，狭窄的接入点或长途挫折之间的实质性差异。区域包含花园公寓的消防公司应熟悉设备的访问点以及空中设备无法接近的区域。制定一个计划，以迅速筹集足够数量的地面梯子来解决救援和消防员安全，并实施垂直或外部水平通风。
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Engine company消防员必须为可能超出平均预处理范围的伸展运动做好准备。拥有大量花园公寓大楼的地区的公司可能会选择设置带负荷的软管，以有效容纳长时间。300英尺1¾的霍瑟载层可以通过三英寸软管的静态床进行补充，该床可以配备封闭式的Wye，以便到达后院和上层楼层的偏远区域。
在公司演习和多单元培训课程期间，应实行使用窗户或阳台的外部伸展运动的选择。公司在没有详细解释的情况下进行此延伸的能力是迅速达到一条线的关键。此外，练习长或复杂的伸展运动将有助于成员更加精通估计达到目标所需的软管量。
建筑问题
Many garden apartments are constructed entirely of wood and may feature lightweight building components such as wooden trusses and I beams. These features play a key role in the amount of time firefighters may have to conduct safe interior operations or roof ventilation. Many buildings contain large open lofts that offer an avenue for rapid fire spread. Firefighters must be especially wary when fire extends vertically beyond the floor of origin. Direct exposure to fire in lightweight buildings may result in rapidly deteriorating structural stability. Combining construction factors with the close proximity of exposures in many multi-building complexes makes a rapid stretch with the appropriate diameter hose crucial in containing garden apartment fires.
濒临灭绝的乘员
对于到达花园公寓楼时，第一派公司遇到先进的火灾条件并不少见。这些条件可能会导致火灾地板上的多个濒临灭绝的乘员以及火灾上方的地板。快速射击通过内部空隙或开放的公寓门，通过窗户和门的自动扩张散布的外部火可能会征税第一名单元的资源。这些条件可能需要立即通过在多层上进行搜索工作并通过梯子营救多个濒临灭绝的平民。
Resource Considerations
Each jurisdictionmust address the many factors that complicate fires at garden apartment buildings. The number of companies and personnel responding to first-alarm assignments must be sufficient to safely overcome the challenges presented by the occupancy. Firefighters must have the ability to stretch appropriate initial hoselines: raise ladders immediately, if needed; and perform ventilation and search functions. These tasks may be more labor-intensive in the garden apartment setting considering access, construction, and occupancy. First-arriving company officers and chiefs must not hesitate to request additional resources on arrival to meet the expected challenges of a garden apartment fire.
公司长官必须训练不断with their members to sharpen skills involving long hose stretches and the raising of multiple ground ladders at locations that provide limited access or are remote from theapparatus。花园公寓大火可能不是在公园里散步，但是训练有素的消防公司应为挑战做好准备。
航空通道可能不存在，并且在花园公寓大火中，软管比平时长。
Many garden apartment buildings are constructed to conform with aesthetic landscape and grade features.
轻量级的建筑和开放式旅行阁楼可能会影响进攻性火灾行动的持续时间。
Determining access points is an important factor in pre-planning operations at garden apartments.
David DeStefano是北普罗维登斯（RI）消防局的26年资深人士，在那里担任Ladder Co.的队长1.他以前被任命为梯子1和Engine 3的中尉，以及一名梯子的消防员。master’s degree in public administration and a bachelor’s degree in fire science. He is an instructor/coordinator for the Rhode Island Fire Academy and teaches a variety of fire service topics throughout Southern New England. He can be reached atdmd2334@cox.net。
