Francis Teevan
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More on home separation, lightweight construction & sprinklers. Watch 2004 NIST test & hear the views of a VA fire chief.
Video clearly shows the impact of providing a fire barrier in an outside wall assembly.
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Fireground audio from Manassas, Virginia multi-house fire. Video as first crews arrive. Home builders group says sprinklers wouldn't have helped. FM disagrees.
Two homes were burning as firefighters arrived with a third about to light off.
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Fireground Audio
Two hangars, ice rink and church among structures that have collapsed. Fires also keep DC area crews busy. More snow coverage, video & radio traffic.
Building collapses, trees down, wires burning and fires kept area fire & EMS crews busy during the snowstorm.
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