By Chris Kear and Jerry Knapp
This article aims to make firefighters aware of a newhazardfound inresidential firesand suggests possibletacticalchanges to minimize this new threat tofirefighter safety.
Modernhouse firesseem to be getting more and moredangerousand surprising every day. Newconstruction材料和方法,modularconstruction, and increasinglyflammablebuilding materials will require changes to our traditionalsearch, rescue, andventilationstrategiesat residential fires. The new threat to firefighters’ lives and safety is the widespread residential use ofgassprings or, as they are known to us, struts. Struts make home furnishing easy to open or close safely and are used inkitchencabinets, toy boxes, furniture, office and reclining chairs, and household appliances and fixtures.
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