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Iroquois Theater Fire Numbers |
1900 in attendance 602 dead 250 more injured December 30th, 1903 |
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Iroquois Theater Fire Facts |
-Stage light shorted, arced and ignited the stage curtain -Asbestos curtain failed to drop as designed -Emergency exits were unmarked, hidden behind curtains, and were locked with European bascule locks. |
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Iroquois Theater Fire What Went Wrong |
-Fire equipment not up to standards -Almost all lobby doors locked -Balcony Stairs were blocked by locked gates -Fire escapes unfinished -Overcrowded |
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Triangle Shirt Waist Factory Fire Numbers |
March 25th, 1911 146 dead Worst workplace disaster in NYC until 9-11 |
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Triangle Shirt Waist Factory What Went Wrong |
-Large quantities of combustible textiles -Combustible materials littered on floor -No fire protection equipment except a few buckets of water. -Smoking allowed -Open gas lanterns used for lighting -Fire escape not maintained -Only two exits on floor, one locked and one filled with smoke and fire. |
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Cocoanut Grove Fire Numbers |
November 28th, 1942 492 dead, 100s more injured Worst nightclub fire in US history Barney Welansky convicted on 19 counts of manslaughter |
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Cocoanut Grove Fire What Went Wrong |
-1,000+ in attendance, fire code capacity 600 -Highly combustible decor: paper palm trees, non fire resistive furniture, draperies hanging from and covering ceilings. -Decor covered several exit signs -Main entrance was a revolving door -Side doors welded shut -All other exits opened inward. (300 or more lives would have been saved had they opened out)
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Our Lady of Angels Catholic School Fire Numbers |
December 1st, 1958 95 dead 100s seriously injured Many jumped to their death |
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Our Lady of Anguiz Catholic School Fire What Went Wrong |
No automatic fire alarms No fire detection system (smoke detectors were not widely available) No sprinklers (not required) Unmarked manual alarm switches Only one fire escape Fire extinguishers mounted 7 feet high No classroom occupancy limit (60+ students to a room) Access to the school delayed (gated and locked) School in legal compliance to 1958 Fire Code |
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Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire |
Walter Bailey, a young bus boy, saved hundreds by running from room to room alerting people of the growing fire. |
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Station Nightclub Fire What Did We Learn |
-Sprinkler systems required in new assembly occupancies and existing with >100 Occupancy Limit -Owners required to keep all exits free of obstructions to public way -Requirements for trained crowd managers |
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OUR WORK IS NOT DONE |
-The US still leads the world in fire deaths and property loss -Serious fire and life safety problems still exist despite improvements in firefighting training, knowledge, and equipment. -Fire Prevention can do more to reduce these losses than any other activity |
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Fire Prevention Goals |
1. Protect the public 2. Protect Firefighters 3. Keep our customers in business |
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Strategic Objectives |
1. Life Safety 2. Property Conservation 3. Incident Stabilization (This is, like, wrong, but that's the order it's in...) |
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3 E's of Fire Prevention |
Education Engineering Enforcement
Education is purely proactive - changes attitudes |
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Stats you should know |
After a major fire: less than 50% of businesses are able to reopen. Of that 50%, over half of those will fail within the first year. Less than a 25% chance! |
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Fire Marshall Responsibilities |
Tucson Fire Code official Fire Prevention Section fire code development inspector certification program department 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 Phil Morgan, North of Broadway city civic events 4th ave street fair special events group homes fraternities institutional and 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 2! |
Captain Gordon Clark, South of Broadway 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! |
Captain Jeff Langejans enforcement in city buildings hazardous waste program special events at TCC ASTs and USTs FRMS inspection program fire code review committee spill control for city landfills clean water coordinator fireworks permits |
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Team 3 Inspectors |
Conrad Funke Glenn D'Auria John Bieg |
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Fire Cause Unit |
Captain Chris Jurvig investigate all incendiary fires assist the TPD arson investigators juvenile firesetter program self inspection program active role with pima county arson task force |
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Fire Cause Unit members |
Wayne Cummings Pete December Brian Corrales Tomasz Piotrowski Jorge Loya Will Motto |
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Team 4! |
Ken Brouillette compliance new construction review construction plans monitor fire sprinkler/alarm systems annual maintenance fire dept liaison to contractors fire code review permit issuance high rise buildings FRMS |
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Team 4 Inspectors |
Harvey (Martin) Brown Carl Shultz Chris basaldua Nicole Sprenger |
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Public Education Educators |
Clint Gerber Cecilia Mendoza Amaris Vasques Randall Tinnin |
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What does a TFD Officer really do? |
Manages liability for the City of Tucson |
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Recreational Fires Definition |
The burning of materials other than rubbish where fuel being burned is not contained in an incinerator, outdoor fireplace, barbeque grill or pit and with a total fuel area of 3 feet or less in diameter and 2 feet or less in height for pleasure, religious, ceremonial, cooking or similar purposes |
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Recreational Fire Rules |
-Shall not be conducted within 25 feet of a structure or combustible materials unless the ire is contained in a bbq pit. -Shall be constantly attended until extinguished. -Shall have approved method for extinguishment -Shall be immediately discontinued when determined by TFD personnel to be a fire hazard or smoke nuisance. |
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Residential Barbeques |
Open flame cooking devices shall not be operated on combustible balconies or within 10 feet of combustible construction. Exception 1: 1 & 2 family dwellings Exception 2: where buildings and decks are protected by an automatic sprinkler system. Stucco over wood framed construction is combustible |
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Propane Tanks |
Propane tanks shall not be stored on balconies Residential buildings shall be limited to 2.7lb cylinders and not exceed 5.4lbs total. Barbecue propane cylinders of 4.7 gals (20lbs) shall NOT be stored within dwelling units. |
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Fire Apparatus Access Roads |
Shall extend to within 150 feet of all portions of the exterior of a building (1st floor)d Shall have an unobstructed width of not less than 20 feet and minimum vertical clearance of 15 feet Dead-end fire apparatus access roads that exceed 150 feet shall be provided with an approved turn around Fire lanes shall be posted every 100 feet. |
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Residential Address Display |
<50 feet from curb requires 3" numbers >50 feet from curb requires 3" numbers displayed at least 36" above ground at the primary access point. |
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Apartment Address Display |
Entrance numbers shall be 12" Building numbers shall be 16" |
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Commercial Address Display |
<50' require 12" numbers on building >50' require 15" numbers on building Tenant space numbers shall be 3" |
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Fire Protection Systems |
A required system shall not be out of service for more than 8 hours without written consent ...Where required by the fire code official, the building shall either be evacuated or an approved fire watch shall be provided for all occupants left unprotected by the shut down... |
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Types of Systems |
Non Addressable - May be difficult to determine exact location of an activated device. May be zoned by floor or wing. Addressable - FACP or remote annunciator will give a specific location and or description of device in alarm. |
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Types of Signals |
Trouble - referred to Fire Prevention Supervisory - referred to FP General Alarm - The only alarm that TFD suppression units should be responding to. |
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Trouble Alarms |
Sounds at FACP and signal is sent to a monitoring company Some reasons for Trouble alarms may include disconnected wires such as battery, phone line or detectors |
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Supervisory Alarms |
Sounds at FACP and signal is sent to monitoring company Some reasons for Supervisory alarms are closed sprinkler valves or duct smoke detectors that have been activated |
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General Alarms |
Sends signal to FACP and monitoring company, TFD notified for response Audible and/or visible notification devices will activate in building FACP or remote annunciator may indicate the location of the initiating device in alarm |
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Orphaned Waste |
Hazardous/toxic waste with no known responsible party or owner If leaking, STOP or contain the leak Consider HazMat team Contact MA31 or MA32 for disposal options Haz Waste disposal program cannot take leaking or unidentified materials If there's contaminated soil, notify the above personnel for follow up |
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If it's in a wash... |
Stormwater Quality must be notified MA31 or 31 can do this |
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Hoarding |
Has gained traction as a mental health issue requiring counseling to change the repetitive behavior HCDD is primary agency to follow up but we need to maintain presence at scene until their arrival With delayed response consider using TPD, and EC or on call Inspector |
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Go look at the powerpoint |
Cause there's more crap on there that I didn't feel like putting on here. It didn't seem important but, you know, whatever. |
