BY FRANCIS L. BRANNIGAN,SFPE (FELLOW)
Editor’s note: For further reference, consult Building Construction for the Fire Service, Third Edition (BCFS3). Page numbers, where applicable, are included after the caption.
▲ Heavy timber has an undeserved reputation in the fire service for safety. Study the difference between true mill construction and code-specified heavy timber. They are not the same (see BCFS3, 204). See also “The Dangerous ‘Five Classes of Buildings,’ ” (Ol’ Professor, Fire Engineering, May 1999, available at www.sacthai.com).
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