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Iroquois Theatre Date, attendance, # of people dead, # of people injured, advertised as what? |
December 30th, 1903 1,900 attendance 602 dead, 250 injured Advertised as fireproof |
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Iroquois theatre. What went wrong? |
A stage light shorted, arced and ignited the stage curtain Asbestos curtain failed to drop as designed Emergency exits - hidden behind curtains and unmarked -locked with European bascule locks and unknown to most Americans |
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Iroquois theatre what went wrong? Continued. |
Fire equip. not up to standards Almost all lobby doors locked Balcony stairs blocked by locked gates Fire escapes unfinished Overcrowding |
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Triangle shirt waist factory Date, # of people dead |
March 25, 1911 146 dead Worst workplace disaster in NYC until 9/11 |
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Triangle shirt factory. What went wrong? |
Large quantities of combustible textiles Combustible materials littered he floors No fire protection equipment except a few buckets of water Smoking allowed |
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Triangle shirt waist factory. What went wrong? Continued |
Open gas lanterns used for lighting Fire escape not maintained Only two exits on the floor - one chained and locked - second filled with smoke and fire |
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Coconut grove Date, dead, injured |
November 28th 1942 492 dead 100s more injured Worst nightclub fire in U.S. history Barney Welansky convicted on 19 counts of manslaughter |
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Coconut grove. What went wrong? |
1,000 plus in attendance - fire code capacity 600 Highly combustible decor - flammable paper Palm trees - non fire resistive furniture - draperies hanging from and covering ceiling Decor covered several exit signs |
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Coconut grove. What went wrong? Continued |
Main entrance was a revolving door Side doors welded shut All other exits opened inward - officials stated 300 or more lives would have been saved |
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What did Walter Bailey do in the coconut grove fire? |
Saved hundreds by running from room to room alerting people of the growing fire |
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Our lady of angles catholic school fire. Date, dead, injured |
December 1st, 1958 95 dead 92 were children, 100s seriously injured Many jumped to their death Two boys admitted to purposely setting a trash can on fire in basement which later they recanted |
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Our lady of angels catholic school fire. What went wrong? |
No automatic fire alarms No fire detection system - smoke detectors not widely available No fire sprinklers - not required Unmarked manual alarm switches |
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Our lady of angels catholic school fire. What went wrong? Continued |
Only 1 fire escape Fire extinguishers mounted at 7ft height No classroom occupancy limit - 60+ students to a room Access to school delayed by locked gate School in legal compliance with 1958 fire code |
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Beverly Hills supper club What year and how many dead? |
1977 165 dead |
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How many people died in the station nightclub fire? |
100 |
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Charleston sofa super store fire. Date and how many ffs died? |
6/18/07 9 FFs died |
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What did we learn? |
-Sprinkler systems required in new assembly occupancies and existing with >100 or less -Owners required to keep all exits free of obstructions to public way -Requirements for trained crowd managers |
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Who leads the world in fire deaths and property loss? |
US |
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Fire prevention goals? |
1. Protect the public 2. Protect Firefighters 3. Keep customers in business |
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3 Strategic Objectives |
Life safety Property conservation Incident stabilization |
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3 E's of Fire Prevention? Which one is purely proactive? |
Education Engineering Enforcement
Education is only one purely proactive |
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After a major fire what % of businesses are able to re-open? |
50% Of that 50% over half of those will fail within the first year 25% chance of surviving |
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Fire Prevention Section. Assistant Chief? Deputy Chief/ Fire Marshal? |
Assistant Chief - Laura Baker Deputy Chief/ Fire Marshal - Mike Carsten |
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Fire Marshal Responsiblities |
Tucson Fire Code Official Fire Prevention Section Fire Code Development Inspector Certification Program Dept. Liaison for Code Enforcement Environmental Management Program Kinder Morgan Pipeline liaison Community safety/public education Tier II Reporting |
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Team 1 Captain and area? |
Captain Phil Morgan North of Broadway |
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Team 1 Responsibilities |
City civic events 4th Ave street fair Special events Group homes Fraternities Institutional & day care Fire code review committee Pyrotechnic permits FRMS inspection program |
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Team 1 Inspectors |
Brian Cobb Roland Spangle Mike Pursley Andrew Rico Carrie Clark |
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Team 1 Special Events |
4th ave street fair Gem and Mineral show |
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Team 2 Captain and area? |
Captain Gordon Clark South of Broadway |
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Team 2 Responsiblities |
Inspector certification Division CE coordinator Fire Code review committee Human services referrals FRMS inspection program Probationary modules |
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Team 2 Inspectors |
Jimmy Davis Joe Longo Jim Hinrichs Dominic Cuffel Carrie Clark |
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Team 3 |
Business Assistance Captain Jeff Langejans |
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Team 3 Inspectors |
Conrad Funke Glenn D'auria John Bieg |
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Team 3 Responsibilities |
Enforcement in city buildings Hazardous waste program Special events @TCC ASTs & USTs FRMS inspection program Fire code review committee Spill control for city Landfills Clean water coordinator Fireworks permits |
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Compliance assistance in... |
CFR 40 CFR 49 OSHA IFC IBC |
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Fireworks & Pyrotechnics How many permits issued annually? |
65 |
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Fire Cause Unit Captain? |
Captain Chris Jurvig |
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Fire Cause Unit Members |
Wayne Cummings Pete December Brian Corrales Tomasz Piotrowski Jorge Loya Will Motto |
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Fire Cause Responsibilities |
Investigate all incendiary fires Assist the TPD arson investigators Juvenile fire setter program Self inspection program Active role with Pima County Arson Task Force
Investigators moved to 24hr schedules |
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How many structure fires have the fire cause unit investigated? |
247 |
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Who runs the Juvenile Fire Setters Program? |
Tom Sisterman |