Author: Lloyd AyersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
One Meridian Plaza Fire Report
Author: Lloyd AyersHighrise Office Building Fire One Meridian Plaza- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Author: U. S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management AgencyPublisher:
ISBN: 9781482781830
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
This report on the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, One Meridian Plaza fire documents one of the most significant highrise fires in U.S. history. This body of work provides detailed information on the nature of the fire problem for policymakers who must decide on allocations of resources between fire and other pressing problems, and within the fire service to improve codes and code enforcement, training, public fire education, building technology, and other related areas.
Highrise Office Building Fire One Meridian Plaza Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (U.S. Fire Administration/Technical Report Series) USFA-TR-049
Author: Federal Emergency Management Age (Fema)Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 9781678028350
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
This report on the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, One Meridian Plaza fire documents one of the most significant highrise fires in United StatesÕ history. The fire claimed the lives of three Philadelphia firefighters and gutted eight floors of a 38-story fire-resistive building causing an estimated $100 million in direct property loss and an equal or greater loss through business interruption. Litigation resulting from the fire amounts to an estimated $4 billion in civil damage claims. Twenty months after the fire this building, one of PhiladelphiaÕs tallest, situated on Penn Square directly across from City Hall, still stood unoccupied and fire-scarred, its structural integrity in question. This fire is a large scale realization of fire risks that have been identified on many previous occasions. The most significant new information from this fire relates to the vulnerability of the systems that were installed to provide electrical power and to support fire suppression efforts.
Preliminary Investigative Report
Author: National Fire Protection AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire investigation
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Highrise Office Building Fire One Meridian Plaza (Philadelphia, PA)
Author: High-rise Office Building Fire, One Meridian Plaza Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (February 23, 1991)
Author: Fire Investigation Report
Author: Thomas J. KlemPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire fighters
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
The Meridian Plaza Fire Investigative Reports: an Alternative Viewpoint
Author: John R. WatersPreliminary Investigative Report
Author: Thomas J. KlemPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire investigation
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Structural Firefighting: Strategy and Tactics includes Navigate Advantage Access
Author: Bernard "Ben" J. KlaenePublisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN: 1284226905
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
The fourth edition of Structural Firefighting: Strategy and Tactics meets and exceeds the course objectives and outcomes for the National Fire Academy’s Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) non-core course, Strategy and Tactics (C0279). Structural Firefighting: Strategy and Tactics prepares the fire officer to take command at structure fires, effectively using available resources. The goal of this text is to explain proven tactics and strategies used at structure fires. It is designed to be used by all fire officers, from company officer to chief of department. The Fourth Edition provides the necessary tools to achieve maximum productivity under adverse fireground conditions. It references NFPA fire investigations, applicable NFPA statistics and standards, the NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program, and the Technical Report Series from the U.S. Fire Administration. It has been expanded to include information from recent studies by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Underwriters Laboratories (UL), and others. The Fourth Edition contains new content on integration of initial rapid intervention crews, updated content on vent-enter-isolate-search tactics, and more, while continuing to emphasize the role of preincident planning and command decisions that maximize life safety, extinguishment, and property conservation. A multitude of case studies, incident summaries, and extensive end-of-chapter activities promote application of chapter content and critical thinking skills. This text allows a company officer or incident commander to learn fireground procedures at an accelerated pace, thus reducing the cost in lives and property associated with learning by experience only. The Fourth Edition also includes: New and significantly expanded, in-depth Suggested Activities that challenge the reader to apply the strategies and tactics presented in each chapter Incident Summaries that summarize real fireground events and lessons learned Fallacy/Fact boxes that defuse myths and clarify the facts Updated statistics on significant fires in various occupancy types Safety and strategy tips throughout each chapter