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Fundamentals of Fire Protection 30 April 2006Tragedy in Worcester December 3, 1999 December 3, 1999 is a day that forever changed the Worcester Fire Department.
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Dale Skinner Instructor Jeff King FIRT 1301 - Fundamentals of Fire Protection 30 April 2006 Tragedy in Worcester December 3, 1999 December 3, 1999 is a day that forever changed the Worcester Fire Department. Six career fire fighters died after they became lost in a six-story, maze-like, cold storage and warehouse building. Those lost were, Joseph T. McGuirk, 38; James F. Lyons III, 34; Lt. Thomas E. Spencer, 42; Timothy P. Jackson, 51; Paul A. Brotherton, 41; and Jeremiah M. Lucey, 38. (Firehouse.com/worcester May 2002) This research will discuss the importance of operating within the incident command system, the importance of an accountability system, crew integrity, rapid intervention teams and the use of thermal imaging cameras, and operations at abandoned occupancies. The first report of the fire was made by an off-duty police officer who was passing by. The officer reported that smoke was coming from the roof of the structure. The first alarm was...
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