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In 1998, Congress funded NIOSH to implement FFFIPP recognizing the need for further efforts to address the continuing national problem of occupational fire fighter fatalities--an estimated 105 each year. [2] The NIOSH-FFFIPP has a 14-person staff and a $2 million budget [3] and has conducted over 400 investigations since its inception in 1998. [3]
Following a three-month investigation, the state's Forestry Division released a report [5] and briefing video [44] on September 28, 2013, which found no evidence of negligence nor recklessness in the deaths of the 19 firefighters and revealed that an airtanker carrying flame retardant was directly overhead as the firefighters died.
The Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation program publishes occupational fatality data that are used to publish fatality reports by specific sectors of industry and types of fatal incidents. [7] The Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program investigates the causes of specifically firefighter deaths on the job.
Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program Report – NIOSH report on the incident. Charleston Fire Department; Charleston Fire Discussed at Firehouse WorldFirehouse.com, Accessed February 6, 2008.
The four fatalities occurred twelve minutes after the arrival of the first engine, when the roof collapsed. [6] The hotel's roof had collapsed in the course of the fire. [10] Firefighters, believing that people were trapped inside, entered the building. [1] Two of the deceased were from Station 51 and two were from Station 68. [11]
Firefighter Andrew Pontious was killed when a massive tire exploded. L.A. County Fire Department officials said they had no idea such an explosion was possible.
"48 Hours" contributor Nikki Battiste reports on the case in "The Firefighter's Secret," now streaming on Paramount+. When the fire occurred, Lamesch had been just two days away from giving birth ...
Below is a list of the deadliest firefighter disasters in the United States, in which more than five firefighters died. "Firefighter" is defined as a professional trained to fight fires. Hence the 1933 Griffith Park fire is excluded, as it killed 29 untrained civilians.