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Abandoned Cold Storage Warehouse Multi-Firefighter Fatality Fire (Worcester, MA - December 1999)

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.

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Aftermath of Firefighter Fatality Incidents: Preparing for the Worst: Special Report

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.

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Detroit Warehouse Fire Claims Three Firefighters (March 1987)

This report describes the circumstances behind firefighter fatalities occurring within three hours in two separate incidents in different buildings during a massive arson fire.

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Entrapment in Garage Kills One Firefighter (San Francisco, CA - March 1995)

One firefighter was killed and eleven others injured, one critically, fighting a residential fire in San Francisco, CA. Firefighters were entrapped when an overhead garage door closed behind them without warning.

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Fire Apparatus Train Collision (Catlett, VA - September 1989)

This report is a summary of the investigation reports prepared by the National Transportation Safety Board about the incident, in which two firefighters were killed.

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Floor Collapse Claims Two Firefighters (Pittston, PA - March 1993)

While attempting to locate a concealed fire, a sudden and unanticipated floor collapse sends two firefighters into an inaccessible combustible concealed space.

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

Incident shows how critical information can be missed during a complicated incident command operation, particularly when command officers are distracted by trying to perform too many functions without support staff.

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

Although not new discoveries, this report provides several valuable lessons for the fire service to help prevent this type of accident from occurring in the future.

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

This report documents one of the most significant high-rise fires in U.S. history. The fire claimed the lives of 3 firefighters and gutted 8 floors of a 38-story fire resistive building, causing an estimated $100 million in direct property loss.

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Indianapolis Athletic Club Fire (Indianapolis, IN - February 1992)

Two Indianapolis firefighters and an elderly guest died in this fire which occurred while the building housed the jury hearing testimony in heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson's trial.

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