Career Lieutenant and Fire Fighter Die in a Flashover During a Live-Fire Training Evolution – Florida

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• Personal Author:
  Romano, Nancy T. ; Tarley, Jay L. ; Berardinelli, Stephen P. Jr.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP)
• Description:
  Death in the Line of Duty…a Summary of a NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation
  
  On July 30, 2002, a 32-year-old male career Lieutenant (Victim #1) and a 20-year-old male career fire fighter (Victim #2) died while participating in a live-fire training evolution. A flashover occurred several minutes after the fire had been lit in the acquired vacant structure while both of the victims were performing a simulated search and rescue. The Lieutenant and the fire fighter were both transported by ambulances to a local hospital where they were pronounced dead. NIOSH investigators concluded that, to minimize the risk of similar occurrences, fire departments should: 1. ensure that the fuels used in live-fire training have known burning characteristics and the structure is inspected for possible hazards prior to the training
  
  2. ensure that ventilation is closely coordinated with interior operations
  
  3. ensure that fires are not located in designated exit paths
  
  4. ensure that a method of fireground communication is established to enable coordination among the Incident Commander and fire fighters
  
  5. ensure that Standard Operating Guidelines (SOGs) specific to live-fire training are developed and followed
  
  and, 6. consider using a thermal imaging camera during live-fire training. Additionally, States should consider developing a permitting procedure for live-fire training to be conducted at acquired structures. States should ensure that all the requirements of NFPA 1403 have been met before issuing the permit.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Emergency Responders Firefighters Fires Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Emergency-responders Fire-fighters Fire-fighting-equipment Fire-hazards Fire-safety Injury-prevention OSHA Region 4 Training Traumatic-injuries
• FACE - Firefighter:
  Cause of Death: Trauma ; Structure Fire: Flashover ; Training: Live Fire
• Series:
  Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP)
• Subseries:
  Death in the Line of Duty Report
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHFFFACEF200234
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study ; Report
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20023217
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2003-106835
• 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 F2002-34, 2003 Jun ; :1-11
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  92 - Public Administration - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  2002/07/30
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:98b6a1c94c0b65d98dd8fb6b7e054cf050bb2381a5376cf484722973f07d9e01b57056c7a8f3abf2f1ff97b95ad04f79d7fb0839253f6e400151238ce17639f1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/163830/cdc_163830_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 241.62 KB ]