Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Fire Fighter Dies While211 Fighting Warehouse Fire When Parapet Wall Collapses, Vermont, September 5, 1998

摘要

On September 5, 1998, a career fire department responded to a mutual aid call211u001efrom a volunteer/on-call department to assist in a large warehouse fire. The 211u001ecareer department arrived on the scene and was postioned at the north end of the 211u001estructure. A 54-year-old male fire fighter (victim) has opened a large set of 211u001ebarn-like doors on the north end to provide an opening for an exterior attack. 211u001eThe doors were hinged to be self-closing. The doors closed, and the fire fighter 211u001ewas returning to prop open the doors.