Fire Roof Prop

Photos 8 and 9 courtesy of wsm architects.
Fire roof prop. Each candidate was given the opportunity to actually pull ceiling in a controlled environment allowing for instruction and repeated repetition as needed. Combined they have over 80 years of firefighting experience and have engineered a prop that allows proper training on cutting ventilation holes in a rooftop. The ceiling prop created by firefighter chris king has been very beneficial to the chicago fire department candidates. Each stationary unit is extremely heavy duty and custom built at the time of order with the same high quality materials and craftsmanship as the mobile units.
Crawling across rafters with a break away rafter cost estimate 2 6 8 x8x8 64 00 slide bolts for break apart 6 00 all lumber priced exterior. The prop has held up extremely well for a class of 150 candidates. Like many departments we have a fancy roof prop located at our training grounds but it s location is not. 8 wsm architects designed training props into the hose drying tower at tucson az fire department s station 22 including anchor points for rappelling off the tower s covered roof.
The roof prop simulates different roof pitches and is multi locational and functional. Can be placed on a drill tower flat wall or in a parking lot. Chain or circular saw skill prop german township fire department evansville modified version of truckman prop from isfsi. This product is made in the usa.
Firevent is the premier manufacturer of ventilation training props our stationary units are an excellent addition to a planned or established training center. He also designed and constructed the pitched roof attachment and denver drill attachment as companion props for the firefighter portable training wall prop. The first is flat roof the second is a 6 12 pitch and the third is a 12 12 pitch. The joists are made with 2 6 s with 2 4 s on top attached to the 2 10 frame with joist hangers.
The replacement of rafters can be done quickly without removing the top plywood or shingles with 8in on center spacing. The frames of the props are made with doubled up 2 10 s.