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Comparison of Two Fires: The Westview Towers, North Bergen, New Jersey and the Council Towers Apartments, St. Louis, Missouri
A technical review of two highrise apartment building fires that caused deaths and injuries to the buildings' elderly residents. According to the review, the presence of medical oxygen and the lack of automatic fire sprinkler systems contributed to the spread of the fires. Contents: Overview; Issues; Building; Department Profile; Fire; Department Arrives; And Fatalities; The Investigation; The Building; Fire Department Profile; The Fire; Fire Department Arrives; Investigation; Lessons Learned; Appendix A: Diagram Of The Westview Towers Fire; Appendix B: Photographs Of The Westview Towers; Appendix C: List Of Ems Agencies That Responded To The Westview Towers Fire; Appendix D: Diagram Of The Council Tower Apartment Fire; E: Photographs Of The Council Towers Apartments Fire; Appendix F: Medical Oxygen Cylinders.
Comparison of Two Fires: The Westview Towers, North Bergen, New Jersey and the Council Towers Apartments, St. Louis, Missouri
A technical review of two highrise apartment building fires that caused deaths and injuries to the buildings' elderly residents. According to the review, the presence of medical oxygen and the lack of automatic fire sprinkler systems contributed to the spread of the fires. Contents: Overview; Issues; Building; Department Profile; Fire; Department Arrives; And Fatalities; The Investigation; The Building; Fire Department Profile; The Fire; Fire Department Arrives; Investigation; Lessons Learned; Appendix A: Diagram Of The Westview Towers Fire; Appendix B: Photographs Of The Westview Towers; Appendix C: List Of Ems Agencies That Responded To The Westview Towers Fire; Appendix D: Diagram Of The Council Tower Apartment Fire; E: Photographs Of The Council Towers Apartments Fire; Appendix F: Medical Oxygen Cylinders.
Comparison of Two Fires: The Westview Towers, North Bergen, New Jersey and the Council Towers Apartments, St. Louis, Missouri
J. L. Cook (author)
1998
43 pages
Report
No indication
English
Fire Services, Law Enforcement, & Criminal Justice , Fires , Elderly persons , Residential buildings , Lessons learned , Apartment buildings , Medical oxygen , Sprinklers , Fire departments , Injuries , New Jersy , Missouri , Fatalities , Investigations , Highrise apartment building fires , Westview Towers , Council Towers Aparments
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