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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for California: Two Fire Fighters Die and One Seriously Injured When an Upstairs Floor Collapses on Them During a Residential Fire.

PB2007112044

Publication Date	1997
Page Count	11
Abstract	A 29-year old fire fighter (decedent 1), and a 21-year old fire fighter (decedent 2) died and a 42-year old fire captain was injured when a second story floor fell on them while fighting a residential fire. The home's resident was also fatally injured. The municipal fire department received a call at 4:11:35 a.m. from a neighbor of the residence on fire reporting a structure fire. Subsequent calls reported a woman trapped in her home. Two engines, one truck, a battalion chief, a chief's operator and a safety engine were dispatched to the scene. Entrance was made through the single-story structure in the front in order to access the involved two-story addition at the rear. The fire fighters attacked the flames with 1-3/4-inch and 1-1/2-inch hoses in order to attempt the rescue of the trapped resident. While they were fighting the fire, the second story floor collapsed without any warning. The floor, which was twenty-seven feet by 21-feet 8-inches, collapsed as a whole.
Keywords	Accident Accident analysis Region 9 (California) Occupational safety and health Firefighters Residential fire 2 firefighters died Resident fataly injured Fire captain injured Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE)
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	Public Health Inst., Berkeley, CA.; California Dept. of Health Services, Berkeley.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with California Dept. of Health Services, Berkeley. Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200722

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for California: Two Fire Fighters Die and One Seriously Injured When an Upstairs Floor Collapses on Them During a Residential Fire.

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for California: Two Fire Fighters Die and One Seriously Injured When an Upstairs Floor Collapses on Them During a Residential Fire.
PB2007112044

Publication Date	1997
Page Count	11
Abstract	A 29-year old fire fighter (decedent 1), and a 21-year old fire fighter (decedent 2) died and a 42-year old fire captain was injured when a second story floor fell on them while fighting a residential fire. The home's resident was also fatally injured. The municipal fire department received a call at 4:11:35 a.m. from a neighbor of the residence on fire reporting a structure fire. Subsequent calls reported a woman trapped in her home. Two engines, one truck, a battalion chief, a chief's operator and a safety engine were dispatched to the scene. Entrance was made through the single-story structure in the front in order to access the involved two-story addition at the rear. The fire fighters attacked the flames with 1-3/4-inch and 1-1/2-inch hoses in order to attempt the rescue of the trapped resident. While they were fighting the fire, the second story floor collapsed without any warning. The floor, which was twenty-seven feet by 21-feet 8-inches, collapsed as a whole.
Keywords	Accident Accident analysis Region 9 (California) Occupational safety and health Firefighters Residential fire 2 firefighters died Resident fataly injured Fire captain injured Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE)
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	Public Health Inst., Berkeley, CA.; California Dept. of Health Services, Berkeley.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with California Dept. of Health Services, Berkeley. Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200722