10 Million Dollar Marina Fire (Bohemia Bay, MD - January 1989)
Delayed discovery, lack of detection equipment and limited access to water contributed to the $10 million loss.
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Delayed discovery, lack of detection equipment and limited access to water contributed to the $10 million loss.
Key issues for this fire at a one story, noncombustible steel frame elementary school with masonry exterior walls involved fire protection and detection. The school was built in an "open classroom" design with demountable partitions as "walls" between groups of four and six classrooms and between classrooms and halls. Investigators determined the cause of the fire to be an electrical short in the building's plenum space.
This report focuses on the absence of fire protection features that could have assisted in saving the structure and reducing damage.
A technical review of two highrise apartment building fires that caused deaths and injuries to the buildings' elderly residents. According to the review, the presence of medical oxygen and the lack of automatic fire sprinkler systems contributed to the spread of the fires.
The purpose of this study was to 1) define the current role and activities associated with the fire services; 2) determine the adequacy of current levels of funding; and 3) provide a needs assessment to identify shortfalls.
A technical review of the 1999 Worcester, MA fire that claimed six firefighters concludes that abandoned buildings are a serious threat to firefighters and fire departments must make a concerted effort to use technology to maintain data on buildings in their response districts.
This report addresses 5 incidents in which fire department aerial ladders collapsed.
This booklet provides information on recovering from a fire, including what to do during the first 24 hours, insurance considerations, valuing your property, replacement of valuable documents, salvage hints, fire department operations, and more.
This booklet provides information on recovering from a fire, including what to do during the first 24 hours, insurance considerations, valuing your property, replacement of valuable documents, salvage hints, fire department operations, and more.
The goal of this report is to provide useful information to fire departments and firefighters that may help in dealing with the consequences of such a tragedy.