Knee wall fires can certainly be managed safely and effectively, but the keys to success rely on three primary factors: (1) early recognition of the knee wall fire, (2) sound firefighting tactics ...

Fires that involve knee walls present unique challenges to engine company members. Construction that includes this design element is extremely common in communities, from urban to rural and from ...

We have a one-story contemporary house with a flat roof. The only space between the drywall ceiling and the plywood roof is the depth of the roof joists that are 2x10s with 11 feet of span from hou… ...