Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Career Lieutenant Dies Following Floor Collapse into Basement Fire and a Career Fire Fighter Dies Attempting to Rescue the Career Lieutenant in New York

摘要

On August 24, 2009, a 45-year-old male career lieutenant (Victim 1) died following a floor collapse into a basement fire, and a 34-year-old male career fire fighter (Victim 2) was fatally injured while attempting to rescue Victim 1. On August 24, 2009, the U.S. Fire Administration notified the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of this incident. On August 31- September 3, 2009, a safety and occupational health specialist and a general engineer from the NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program investigated this incident. The NIOSH investigators met with the fire commissioner; fire department staff involved with the internal investigation; union representatives; a safety and health inspector with the New York State Department of Labor; representatives from the citys Department of Economic Development, Permit, and Inspection Services; the citys fire marshal; and representatives from the fire departments training and fire prevention divisions. Interviews were conducted with the incident commander, fire incident operations chief, the fire departments chief of training, and lead fire investigator for the fatal incident. NIOSH investigators inspected the victims SCBA, personal protective equipment (PPE), and hand-held radios and reviewed incident scene photographs taken by a police photographer.