Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Volunteer Fire Fighter211 Dies of a Heart Attack after Conducting Firefighting Activities at a Single 211 Family Log Cabin Dwelling, Virginia, December 7, 1997

摘要

On December 7, 1997, a 52-year old male volunteer fire fighter succumbed to a211u001eheart attack 19 hours after fighting a fire in a 200 year-old renovated two-story 211u001elog cabin. The fire fighting effort was made emotionally difficult by the fact 211u001ethat the 27-year old female occupant of the dwelling burned to death in the fire, 211u001eand physically difficult because the heavy timber construction of the log cabin 211u001emade overhaul efforts laborious. After conducting fire fighting activities for 211u001eover 4 hours, the fire fighter returned to quarters from the fire at 0445 hours 211u001eon December 6.