Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: A Volunteer Assistant Chief Was Seriously Injured and Two Volunteer Fire Fighters Were Injured While Fighting a Townhouse Fire in Delaware

摘要

On October 29, 2000, a 26-year-old male volunteer Assistant Chief (the victim) was seriously injured and two other fire fighters (Fire Fighter no. 1 and Fire Fighter no. 2) were injured while fighting a townhouse fire. The fire fighters responded to a call that had come in from Central Dispatch at 1909 hours as a reported chimney fire. The fire fighters responded to a call that had come in from Central Dispatch at 1909 hours as a reported chimney fire. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) was notified of this incident by an official from the fire department in Delaware where the victim and Fire Fighters no. l and no. 2 are volunteer members.