FEMA Snow Loads PDF

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Here is a FEMA referance to snow loads on rooves generally speaking a good general reminder post

http://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/7d8c55d1c4f815edf3d7e7d1c120383f/FEMA957_Snowload_508.pdf

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A good reminder to:

A) Shovel off your roof

Be mindful of the weight on the roof if you're conducting vertical ventilation

C) STAY OFF THE ROOF IN THE WINTER!

I want to stress that item © is a personal opinion, as I've almost fallen off of a roof in the winter due to the ice build up. Cutting a roof for vertical ventilation in the winter is brutal enough, but throw in some ice and you're talking the next LODD. Take it from me, be overly cautious when operating on a roof in the winter. I was lucky enough that I was attached to the roof ladder. That fire could have turned out much different for me.