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Operational Considerations for Highrise Firefighting: Special Report

Operational Considerations for Highrise Firefighting: Special Report

Operational Considerations for Highrise Firefighting: Special Report USFA Special 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 (1.3 Mb) , Text (86 Kb) Description: This report provides an overview of several major highrise fires and suggestions for how problems […]

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 […]

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 […]

Detroit Warehouse Fire Claims Three Firefighters (March 1987)

Detroit Warehouse Fire Claims Three Firefighters (March 1987)

Detroit Warehouse Fire Claims Three Firefighters (March 1987) USFA Technical Report Subject(s): Arson, Firefighter Casualties, Operations & Tactics  Media: Technical Report Series  Read Online/Download: Adobe Acrobat (PDF)/ Other Help PDF (2.3 Mb) , Text (22 Kb) Description: This report describes the circumstances behind firefighter fatalities occurring within three hours in two separate incidents in different […]

10 Million Dollar Marina Fire Report (Bohemia Bay, MD - January 1989)

10 Million Dollar Marina Fire Report (Bohemia Bay, MD – January 1989)

10 Million Dollar Marina Fire (Bohemia Bay, MD – January 1989)  USFA  Technical Report Subject(s): Operations & Tactics  Media: Technical Report Series  Read Online/Download: Adobe Acrobat (PDF)/ Other Help PDF (2.3 Mb) , Text (47 Kb) Description: Delayed discovery, lack of detection equipment and limited access to water contributed to the $10 million loss.