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Volunteer Assistant Fire Chief Dies at a Silo Fire/Explosion – New York
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2011/05/25
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Description:Death in the Line of Duty…a Summary of a NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation
On April 11, 2010, a 26-year-old male volunteer Assistant Fire Chief (the victim) responded to a silo fire at a local farm. Upon arrival, he observed open doors (hatches) on top of the 60-foot metal oxygen-limiting silo. He climbed to the top of the silo via a ladder attached to the outside of the silo and closed and secured the hatches. He descended the silo and when approximately half-way down, the silo exploded. The explosion caused a section of the ladder to detach from the silo and the victim fell about 30-feet to the ground. The victim was given cardiopulmonary resuscitation by another fire fighter at the scene and then transported by ambulance to a regional hospital where he was pronounced dead. Contributing Factors: 1. unrecognized hazards associated with a silo fire
2. closing and securing the hatches on top of the silo. Key Recommendations: 1. review, revise, and enforce standard operating guidelines (SOGs) for structural fire fighting that include oxygen-limiting silos
2. train officers and fire fighters on the hazards associated with different types of silos and the appropriate fire fighting tactics
3. ensure that pre-emergency planning is completed for all types of silos located within fire department jurisdictions
4. consider requiring that placards with hazard warnings and appropriate fire fighting guidelines be placed on silos
5. consider silos as confined spaces and recognize the dangers associated with confined spaces when responding to silo fires
6. ensure that an Incident Safety Officer is deployed at technical or complex operations.
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Pages in Document:1-15
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Contributor:Neenan, Dan
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NIOSHTIC Number:nn:20038845
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NTIS Accession Number:PB2011-111405
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Citation:Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE F2010-14, 2011 May;:1-15;
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Federal Fiscal Year:2011
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Start Date:2010/04/11
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