“The Main Street Memo,” is a project by Fire Engineering.
This is a downloadable, single-page offering that will focus on hazards and issues directly associated with downtown-type legacy construction.
It is our hope that you download and post wherever your fellow members look for information. Let us help you better prepare you for your next Main Street fire.
These memo’s are created by Chris, Lex, and Joe Pronesti. Joe is a 31-year veteran of the Elyria (OH) Fire Department, where he is a shift commander. He is a graduate of the Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Executive Officer program and a lead instructor at the Cuyahoga (OH) County Community College Fire Academy. He is a contributor to fire service publications and sites, including Fire Engineering, FireEngineering.com, and FirefigherNation.com. Joe has been a mentor to us both, and we are grateful to be working on this project with him.
Please be sure to check out the other resources provided by Fire Engineering while you’re there.
Main Street Memo: Transom Windows
Main Street Memo: Half Stories
https://www.fireengineering.com/fire-prevention-protection/main-street-memo-half-stories/
Main Street Memo: Wet Walls
https://www.fireengineering.com/fire-prevention-protection/main-street-memo-wet-walls/
Main Street Memo: Fireman’s Cut Beam
https://www.fireengineering.com/fire-prevention-protection/main-street-memo-fire-cut-beams/https://www.fireengineering.com/fire-prevention-protection/main-street-memo-fire-cut-beams/
Main Street Memo: Masonry Collapse
https://www.fireengineering.com/fire-prevention-protection/main-street-memo-masonry-collapse/#gref
Main Street Memo: Wall Tie vs. Anchor Strap
Main Street Memo: Overhaul
https://www.fireengineering.com/fire-prevention-protection/main-street-memo-overhaul/#gref
Main Street Memo: Collapse
https://www.fireengineering.com/fire-prevention-protection/main-street-memo-collapse/#gref
Main Street Memo: Find the Triangle, Find the Void
https://www.fireengineering.com/fire-prevention-protection/main-street-memo-finding-the-angle/#gref
Main Street Memo: Sand Lime Mortar
https://www.fireengineering.com/fire-prevention-protection/main-street-memo-sand-lime-mortar/#gref
Main Street Memo: The Parapet Wall
https://www.fireengineering.com/fire-prevention-protection/main-street-memo-the-parapet-wall/
Main Street Memo: Water Supply
Main Street Memo: Roofs
https://www.fireengineering.com/fire-prevention-protection/main-street-memo-roofs/
Main Street Memo: Cracks
https://www.fireengineering.com/fire-prevention-protection/main-street-memo-cracks/
Main Street Memo: Tin
https://www.fireengineering.com/fire-prevention-protection/main-street-memo-tin/
Main Street Memo: Parging
https://www.fireengineering.com/fire-prevention-protection/main-street-memo-parging/
Main Street Memo: Planes of Weakness