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NIST World Trade Center Disaster Study

NIST World Trade Center Disaster Study

World Trade Center Disaster Study On August 21, 2002, with funding from the U.S. Congress through FEMA, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced its building and fire safety investigation of the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster that occured on September 11, 2001.  The NIST WTC Investigation was conducted under the authority of […]

Supervisor cleared on all charges in Deutsche Bank Building Fire that killed 2 FDNY Firefighters

Supervisor cleared on all charges in Deutsche Bank Building Fire that killed 2 FDNY Firefighters

Published reports are being stating that the least senior of three construction officials in the Deutsche Bank manslaughter trial was acquitted of all charges today — after telling jurors that he had no idea the giant pipe he helped remove from the basement had anything to do with providing water to firefighters. A construction foreman […]

First Interstate Bank Building Fire (Los Angeles, CA - May 1988)

First Interstate Bank Building Fire (Los Angeles, CA – May 1988)

Interstate Bank Building Fire (Los Angeles, CA – May 1988) USFA Technical Report Subject(s): Fire Prevention & Planning/Code Enforcement, Incident Management, Operations & Tactics  Media: Technical Report Series  Read Online/Download: Adobe Acrobat (PDF)/ Other Help PDF (1.5 Mb) , Text (48 Kb) Description: The most challenging high-rise fire in Los Angeles history demonstrated the need […]

Highrise Office Building Fire, One Meridian Plaza (Philadelphia, PA - February 1991)

Highrise Office Building Fire, One Meridian Plaza (Philadelphia, PA – February 1991)

Highrise Office Building Fire, One Meridian Plaza (Philadelphia, PA – February 1991) USFA Technical Report Subject(s): Fire Prevention & Planning/Code Enforcement, Firefighter Casualties, Health and Safety, Operations & Tactics  Media: Technical Report Series  Read Online/Download: Adobe Acrobat (PDF)/ Other Help PDF (1.6 Mb) , Text (159 Kb) Description: This report documents one of the most […]