Cockloft Vs Attic

Is there a better way to fight attic fires.

Cockloft vs attic.

A cockloft is a small space created when the roof is raised above the level. Brannigan sfpe fellow a reader asked the difference between a cockloft and an attic. Fire engineering in this week s humpday hangout join mike dugan bill gustin and the group. Mike dugan bill gustin and the rest of the panel are joined by special guest dave walsh to consider some aspects of attic and cockloft fires.

A cockloft is a small space created when the roof is raised above the level of the flat beams to provide a pitch to drain rain and a vented air space to reduce top floor temperatures. You can receive more information about national fallen firefighters foundation programs news events resources and ways you can stay involved. Is that attic is the space often unfinished and with sloped walls directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building generally used for storage or habitation while cockloft is a small attic or garret. Learn more about the great things going on with the national fallen firefighters foundation s everyone goes home program.