The Station nightclub fire

Charleston Sofa Super Store Fire The single greatest loss of firefighter lives since 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. In the Charleston where the proud fire department haven’t had any line-of-duty casualties since 1965 then on June 18, 2007 they had gut wrenching nine casualties in the Sofa Super Store fire. The call came into dispatch 7:07pm when a passerby noticed smoke coming out over the furniture store. 7:10pm Engine 4 arrives on scene and reports a trash fire on the side…

For years, the American fire service thought that the number one killer of firefighters were heart attacks and other cardiac emergencies, due to the high number of them and the physical stress of firefighting. The American public probably thinks of the number one killer of firefighters to be thermal injuries or structural collapses. Surprisingly, the most powerful enemy to the fire service, a silent but deadly one, is cancer. When I first started as a Firefighter, a short nine years ago,…

watching the documentary "The Station (part 1)", I was touch to actually hear the personal story of the individual's affected by this tragedy that could have been prevented from happening. The graphic nature of the injuries sustained by the main person in the first part of the documentary, a young woman named Gina, who suffered through her own series of injuries. Gina lost her boyfriend, who basically gave his own life through his efforts to save Gina (The Station Documentary (part 1), 2013)…

Evacuation models and fire codes are written under the assumption that when the fire alarm sounds occupants will immediately exit the structure. But work done by researchers has shown that this is not the case. In fact, there is a behavioral process that transpires repeats before an occupant taking action to exit the structure or stay in place. This process involves four steps that discover, identify, decide, and act upon the cues or the perception of the cues present. Many valuable lessons…

responding to a call from a nightclub where they were to evict a disorderly customer. When the officers arrived they noticed an intoxicated person in the parking lot. Although the officers saw the subject staggering in the parking lot for several minutes, they did not take the individual into custody. Without the officers’ knowledge, the subject left the parking lot in a motor vehicle. The officers left the nightclub and about ten minutes later they came upon two vehicles on fire. The drunk…

Fire Inspectors 5 Most Common Violations Building owners and managers have a very tough job to do - from dealing with maintenance, security, tenant issues and government compliance. Always considering fire safety ensures that some very simple, but sometimes overlooked, items are addressed and small problems are alleviated before they turn into big catastrophes. A lack of handling routine maintenance items can end in disaster. The fire at The Station Nightclub in 2003, where 100 people were…

numerous fire fatalities increased due to building construction design. To this day building design plays a significant role in the ability of its occupants to exit safely during and emergency. The design of new buildings is influenced as a result of human behaviors during past fire emergency. For many years, engineers and architects have believed that when an alarm sounds occupants will immediately leave the building in an orderly fashion. Under this assumption, the location and quantity of…

It’s quiet, and a little cold as I walk into the building. There are only a few hours before the feel of the buildings energy will change, there will be an excitement in the air. A sort of anticipation of what it is coming. The people are on their way; but I’m already here, and I have work to do. What event is happening tonight? What needs to be done? What do I need to know and prepare for? What information do I have to share? I never thought there would be so much done behind the scenes.…

newspaper was stating that his brother, Sonny, has been caught for drugs. This begins the inner conflict that we see within the narrator in this story. The narrator does not want to believe that his brother has done this. As he walks from the subway station he thinks, “It was not to be believed. . . And at the same time I couldn’t doubt it” (Mays, 93). Throughout the story, we see the narrator struggle with how he views Sonny should live his life and how Sonny desires to live his own life.…

over centuries with the incorporation of new construction methods. This includes the various building types, designs of structures, and the application of building and fire codes. The effect of building construction has changed how firefighting operations are conducted, the hazards associated with building types, and the effects of fire on each type. The potential for building collapse remains a safety issue for firefighters and situation awareness must remain a top priority on the fireground.…