Health Hazard Evaluation Report HETA 97-0166-2726, International Association of211 Fire Fighters, Wilmington, Delaware

摘要

On April 11, 1997, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health211u001e(NIOSH) received a request for a health hazard evaluation (HHE) from the 211u001eInternational Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), on behalf of fire fighters 211u001efrom the City of Wilmington Fire Department (WFD), to assess the incident 211u001eresponse procedures used during a fire in a high-rise office building on April 2-211u001e3, 1997, in Wilmington, Delaware. The IAFF reported that over 200 fire fighters 211u001eand other response personnel were involved in the incident. In response to this 211u001erequest, NIOSH investigators conducted a site visit to the WFD on July 28-29, 211u001e1997. In addition to an opening conference with representative of the WFD and the 211u001eIAFF, Local 1590, individual private interviews were held with several fire 211u001efighters and other members of the WFD who responded to the incident. Several WFD 211u001estandard operating procedures (SOPs) and other pertinent records were obtained 211u001efor review. Individual post-incident reports from the line commanders and several 211u001eother fire fighters were also requested and subsequently reviewed.