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Atlanta FF Fatality
November 23, 2006
Investigation
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Video Presentation
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Captain Edwards and Captain Shinkle
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Fire Protection Engineers
Information reviewed
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Personnel interviews
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Scene investigation
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PPE inspection
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Radio transcripts
Incident Information
Date November 23, 2006
 257 Elm Street Atlanta
 Single family converted to duplex
 Single story on partial basement ordinary
construction
 36’ X 32’ = 1152 sq ft
 Fire flow requirement 480 GPM
 Vacant and boarded up
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Alarm Assignments
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E16
E1
E7
Tk16
Tk1
TK11
Sq4
B3
B2
Incident Timeline
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2003 - Dispatch
2005 – E16, E1, Tk16 on scene
“heavy smoke pushing, no visible fire”
2007 – E7, Tk1, B3, Sq 4 on scene
2008 – Flash occurs – B3 orders “defensive”
2009 – Report of persons in building
2010 – Sq 4 forces door “Side C”, TIC in use
Incident Timeline
2011 – TK1 request PAR, crews still inside
 2011 – E16 acknowledges PAR, “whole
crew accounted for”
 2011 – E7 reports FF down, Sq4 locate
and remove
 2016 – Grady EMS on scene
 2016 – Fire under control
 2017 – FF 10-76 Grady via Grady EMS
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Significant Times
E16 on scene to flash – 5 minutes
 FF down to transport – 6 minutes
 Alarm to fire out – 13 minutes
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On the fire ground things can and do go
bad quickly !!!!!
Major Influencing Factors
Converted construction
 Open interior spaces with no sheetrock
finishing
 “Lighter pine” wood used for construction,
sap is almost a flammable liquid
 No immediate ventilation
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Major Influencing Factors
Crew experience
 No confirmation of defensive operations
 Acting Officer acknowledged PAR
 No walk-around performed
 Many units on scene quickly, lack of
direction, IC overwhelmed, many FFs at
front door
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Lessons Reinforced
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Training
– Assure personnel are properly trained for their
position
– Assure personnel are trained with TIC and
equipment is used
– Assure personnel understand Fire Behavior
and critical event forecasting
Lessons Reinforced
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Training
– Always stay low
– Understand disorientation
– Vent early
– Cool superheated air with water
– Frequent gear inspections
– No “under armor”
Lessons Reinforced
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Training
– Enforce, practice and use PAR accountability
– Enforce, practice and use RIT correctly
 ( 5 personnel used for extrication of FF)
– Do not allow crews at front door to pull hose
line out from interior when changing
operations
– Maintain crew integrity
Questions
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The End