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Texas Captain; 2010 LODD Report Issued with Lessons Learned

Texas Captain; 2010 LODD Report Issued with Lessons Learned

Captain Araguz, a 30 year old, 11-year veteran of the Wharton Volunteer Fire Department made Captain in 2009. He lost his life while battling a multiple alarm fire a the Maxim Egg Farm located at 3307 FM 442, Boling, Texas on July 3, 2010. The Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office issued the Fire Fighter Fatality […]

Four Firefighters Killed Trapped by Floor Collapse (Brackenridge, PA - December 1991)

Four Firefighters Killed Trapped by Floor Collapse (Brackenridge, PA – December 1991)

Four Firefighters Killed Trapped by Floor Collapse (Brackenridge, PA – December 1991) USFA Technical Report Subject(s): Firefighter Casualties, Hazardous Materials, Operations & Tactics  Media: Technical Report Series  Read Online/Download: Adobe Acrobat (PDF)/ Other Help PDF (1.6 Mb) , Text (71 Kb) Description: Although not new discoveries, this report provides several valuable lessons for the fire […]

Four Firefighters Die in Seattle Warehouse Fire (Seattle, WA - January 1995)

Four Firefighters Die in Seattle Warehouse Fire (Seattle, WA – January 1995)

Four Firefighters Die in Seattle Warehouse Fire (Seattle, WA – January 1995) USFA Technical Report Subject(s): Arson, Firefighter Casualties, Health and Safety, Operations & Tactics  Media: Technical Report Series  Read Online/Download: Adobe Acrobat (PDF)/ Other Help PDF (1.1 Mb) , Text (93 Kb) Description: Incident shows how critical information can be missed during a complicated […]