Posts Tagged: structural collapse

Four Firefighters Die in Seattle Warehouse Fire, Seattle, Washington

Author: J. Gordon Routley
Date Published: 1995
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, warehouse fire, structural firefighting hazards, structural collapse, floor collapse

Structural Collapse at Dwelling Fire Results in Two Firefighter Fatalities, Stockton, California

Author: Dennis C. Duckett
Date Published: 1997
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, structural firefighting hazards, structural collapse, entrapment

Two Firefighter Deaths in Auto Parts Store Fire, Chesapeake, Virginia

Author: J. Gordon Routley, Jeff Stern
Date Published: 1996
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: commercial fire, Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, structural firefighting hazards, structural collapse

Wood Truss Collapse Claims Two Firefighters, Memphis, Tennessee

Author: J. Gordon Routley
Date Published: 1992
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: fatality/injury investigation, structural firefighting hazards, structural collapse, wood truss, Initiative 9

Floor Collapse Claims Two Firefighters, Pittstown, Pennsylvania

Author: J. Gordon Routley
Date Published: 1993
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: structural firefighting hazards, structural collapse, floor collapse, Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation

Four Firefighters Killed, Trapped by Floor Collapse, Brackenridge, Pennsylvania

Author: J. Gordon Routley
Date Published: 1991
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, structural firefighting hazards, structural collapse, house fire

Protecting Emergency Responders, Volume 4 – Personal Protective Equipment Guidelines for Structural Collapse Events

Author: Willis, Henry H; Castle, Nicolas G, Sloss, Elizabeth M; Bartis, James T
Date Published: 2006*
Publisher: Rand Science and Technology Policy Institute
Keywords: Initiative 1, Initiative 2, risk reduction practices, terrorism response, structural collapse

NIOSH Alert: Preventing Injuries and Deaths of Fire Fighters due to Structural Collapse

Author: Not Listed
Date Published: August 1999
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, structural firefighting hazards, structural collapse

Preventing Injuries and Deaths of Fire Fighters Due to Truss System Failures

Author: Not Listed
Date Published: May 2005
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, situational risks, structural firefighting hazards, structural collapse, building construction, truss construction

Early Warning Capabilities for Firefighters: Testing of Collapse Prediction Technologies

Author: Duron, Z. H.
Date Published: February 2003
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 8, Initiative 15, structural firefighting hazards, structural collapse