You may be wondering about those new signs you are seeing on stores, restaurants, condos and multi-family homes.  A law was recently passed in Florida that required buildings constructed with “light weight trusses” in either the roof,  floor or both to have these signs affixed to the building at the front entrance to warn responding fire fighters of that type of construction. Light weight trusses tend to fail quicker when subjected to fire.  The law, “The Aldridge-Benge Firefighter Safety Act“, was named in honor of Orange County firefighters Todd Aldridge and Mark Benge, who died in 1989 after the truss roof of a gift shop collapsed. The Indian Harbour Beach Fire Dept and the City of Indian Harbour Beach made a decision to purchase and install the signs on buildings in our city that required them at no cost to the owners or residents. So when you see signs like the ones below, you’ll know they are there to help save Firefighters and First Responders lives.

Roof Truss

Floor Truss

Roof and Floor