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Iroquois Theater Fire: Numbers |
December 30th, 1903 -1900 in attendance -602 dead, 250 more injured -"fireproof" -Set standard for US fire codes |
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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 unmarked, hidden behind curtains, locked with European bascule locks. |
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Iroquois Theater: Fire What Went Wrong |
-Fire equipment not up to standards -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, 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 (92 kids) -100s seriously injured -Many jumped to their death -Boys admitted setting trash can on fire -Extinguishers must be mounted 5ft now |
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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 |
-May 28th, 1977 -165 died -Cross now stands -Panic Hardware now 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 |
Feb 30, 2003 -100 died -Sprinkler systems required in >100 Occupancy Limit -Owners required to keep all exits free of obstructions to public way -Requirements for trained crowd managers |
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Charleston Sofa Super Store |
-6/8/07 -Lost 9 FF's |
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OUR WORK IS NOT DONE (Facts & Problems in US) |
-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. -50% 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 (Housing/Community Development department, Rio Nuevo, water) -environmental management program -kinder morgan pipeline - liaison -community safety/public education -tier II reporting |
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Code Enforcement (Captain & Responsibilities) |
Captain Phil Morgan -city civic events -4th ave street fair -special events -fraternities -fire code review committee -pyrotechnic permits -FRMS inspection program -IROL Database |
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Code Enforcement (Inspectors) |
Brian Cobb Andrew Rico Nick Janton Steve Anderson Marc Lewis |
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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 fire 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 |
-Extend 150 feet of all portions of the exterior of a building (1st floor) -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 15" |
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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 |
-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. 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 the on-call Inspector |
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Business Assistance (Captain, Responsibilities) |
Captain Jeff Langejans (Haz Waste) -City Buildings -Haz Waste Program -Landfills -Special Events @ TCC -ASTs & USTs -FRMS Inspection Program -Fire Code Review Comittee -Spill Control -Fireworks |
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Business Assistance Inspectors |
Glenn D'Auria John Valenzuela Tom Sisterman (Juvenile Fire Setters Program) Jim Hinrichs |
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Fire Investigations & Licensed Care Facilities (Captain & Responsibilities) |
Captain Geoff West -Investigate all incendiary fires -Assist with TPD Arson Investigations -Pima County Arson Task Force -Juvenile Firesetter Program -Licensed Care Facilities -Fire Code Review Comittee -Division C.E. Coordinator -Fleet Control |
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Fire Investigators (ABC) |
A) Pete December, Will Motto B) Brian Corrales, Jorge Loya C) Tomasz Piotrowski, Wayne Cummings |
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Inspectors (2) |
Mike Pursley (Assisted Living) Dominic Cuffel (Institutions, Hospitals) |
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New Construction (Official, Responsibilities) |
Ken Brouillette (over 2500 Plans Reviewed) (Over 2400 Sprinkler/Fire alarm inspections) -Compliance New Construction -Review Construction Plans -Monitor Fire/Sprinkler Alarm Systems -Liaison to contractors-Fire Code Review -Permit Issuance -High Rise Buildings -FRMS Inspection Program |
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Community Risk Reduction/Public Education (Captain, responsibilities) |
Capt. Andy Skaggs -Comm risk reduction -strategies with operations -prevent unintentional injuries/deaths -monitor/ provide intervention for community needs -public Info -Drowning Prevention -Adopt-a-school -Senior Safety |
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Public Educators |
-Clint Gerber -Cecilia Mendoza -Amaris Vasquez -Randall Tinnin |
