Fires in balloon-frame construction present the engine company officer with various challenges. In addition to securing a water supply, stretching a line and extinguishing the main body of the ...

Then in Chicago, Augustine Taylor got credit for creating balloon-frame construction, a hammer-and-nails forerunner to the light-frame construction that still dominates U.S. housing. In the first ...

The proliferation and evolution of wood construction helped shape the architectural and cultural identity of the nation. For centuries, wood-framed houses have defined the American idea of home – so ...

Fire Chief Terrence Baudin explains how fire moves through balloon framed houses. Kevin O'Connor finds Richard Trethewey in the attic. Richard explains the use of the mini duct system to save the ...