BY JIM CANNELL, JACK REALL, AND DAVID BERNZWEIG
On January 24, 2001, the Columbus (OH) Fire Division (CFD) completed intense high-rise fire training in a residential building scheduled for demolition. For three weeks, a staff of 25 personnel conducted 62 live fire exercises in the high-rise.
In early 1999, our department found out that a residential high-rise was to be demolished to make room for "urban renewal." The building, Taylor Terrace, was owned and operated by the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) and was well known to the CFD, as it was a constant source of fire and medical runs. The 10-story fire-resistive building was nonsprinklered but was compartmentalized. This type of building represents the greatest high-rise life hazard in the city of Columbus.
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