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# Buildings Undergoing Renovation and Demolition One of the most dangerous buildings in the United States to fight a fire in is the vacant building. The firefighter death rate at vacant building fires is more than 3-5 times that of fires in occupied residential buildings. This is due to many factor...

# Buildings Undergoing Renovation and Demolition One of the most dangerous buildings in the United States to fight a fire in is the vacant building. The firefighter death rate at vacant building fires is more than 3-5 times that of fires in occupied residential buildings. This is due to many factors including old age, damage done by weather, vandals, and previous fires; removal of structural supports during renovation or demolition; and the rapid fire spread caused by removal of doors and other fire barriers such as ceilings. Firefighters are often the victims of trapped in these buildings. It seems like a near death experience for many. How do you stay safe at these structures? It takes a major attitude adjustment. Just because it looks like a building doesn't mean it is a building. Particularly in the case of buildings undergoing demolition, the