Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART I: Understanding the Vertical Challenges

1 The vertical challenges

2 Building/fire codes--Impacting tall buildings

3 Building construction

4 Fire protection systems

5 Building systems

6 Other building systems

7 If these walls could talk

PART II: Command and firefighting unit responses

8 Command, management, and administration of high-rise fires and emergencies

9 Firefighter fire unit response

10 The vertical challenge and occupancy types

PART III: Erecting a skyscraper and looking ahead to new designs and techniques

11 The ever-changing skyline: The evolution to building a skyscraper

12 Looking ahead to new tall building designs and techniques

List of abbreviations

Index

About the authors

About the Author

Gerald (Jerry) Tracy, Chief (ret.), served more than 30 years with the Fire Department of the City of New York, retiring as a battalion chief. Jack J. Murphy, MA, Fire marshal (ret.)/former deputy chief; past chairman, Fire/Life Safety Directors Association of Greater New York; and adjunct professor at John Jay College/Fire Science Institute (NYC). James J. Murtagh, Assistant chief/deputy chief (ret.), Fire Department of the City of New York; commanding officer, Bronx Borough Command; commander, Bureau of Training; commander, 15th Division in the Borough of Brooklyn; and associate professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (NYC).

Reviews

High-Rise Buildings: Understanding the Vertical Challenges fills an important void in high-rise firefighting and is an important asset to fire officers.--Glenn P. Corbett "Technical Editor"