firefighting

The official narrative of 9/11 cites that the failure of the fire protection systems is what ultimately caused the collapse of WTC1, WTC2, and WTC7. Most (if not all) of the Truther crowd contends that it is impossible that fires alone could bring down steel-framed buildings. The intention...

Since it has almost been 9 years since 9/11, there are still a lot of misconceptions floating around about fires and firefighting. So to help clarify and answer any questions people may have, I started this thread. I also ask that any other posters with firefighting experience to join in as well.

Back in 2008 the FDNY, Department of Homeland Security, NIST, and a few other major city Fire Departments conducted tests to study the effects of fire under heavy wind conditions. (Article here) Well I completely forgot that the complete studies were released in early 2009 and I haven't seen...