Saturday, March 31
False Alarm- An epidemic of fear
What are you worried about? Marc Siegal talks about his book "False Alarm"--the idea of misdirected fear. A culture of terror makes people afraid of the wrong thing.
Blaze Baby Aged 14 Months Fights For Life
Blaze Baby Aged 14 Months Fights For Life (from The Bolton News)
Mother alerted by a smoke detector finds toddler in flames.
Loose clothing on children have become a serious hazard, click here for a demonstration and links to more information.
Hillside fire threatens landmark, fouls the air
Hillside fire threatens landmark, fouls the air - Los Angeles Times
Hills don't burn like this in Illinois....Two teens confess to setting the fire. The agressive 200' of brush clearance pulls through again and the Oakwood Apts. are saved! Hurray!
Friday, March 30
Firefighter alarm never sounded
Firefighter alarm never sounded | LOCAL NEWS | KHOU.com | News for Houston, Texas
It appears a PASS device has failed again. For more information on the ongoing investigation click here.
Fireworks
Working to keep the codes fair!
Click here to check out Dave Attell going though a fireworks store in South Carolina.
Rescue 911 -Nightgown Fire
From the old TV series. A girl saves her sister when her nightgown catches fire using stop drop and roll. The child was seriously burned. This follows her burn injury treatment. Aprox. 8 mins.
WIldfire Prevention PSA - Matchsticks
Go to www.smokeybear.com to learn all about wildfires and how we can protect our forests.
Mine owner fined $1.5 million after probe of fatal fire
Mine owner fined $1.5 million after probe of fatal fire
Everything that could be wrong...was. Passive protection was missing, systems didn't work, parts were incompatible, training inadequate, incorrect escape plan and no water.
A report by the Mine Safety and Health Administration chronicled safety shortcuts and flagrant violations of basic mining laws at the company's Aracoma Alma No. 1 mine just outside this southern West Virginia town. Two miners died at Aracoma Alma on Jan. 19, 2006, when they became lost amid dense smoke that poured into what was supposed to be a sealed escape route, after a conveyor belt caught fire.
"At Aracoma, it appears that deficiencies were not fully recognized by mine personnel or by state or federal inspectors," the company statement said.
The MSHA investigation found widespread and serious failures in the Aracoma Alma operation, including a nearly half-hour delay in ordering miners in the area to evacuate when the air monitoring system sounded.
It also described a chaotic scene in which workers had no water to fight the fire, incompatible firehose couplings and inaccurate mine maps with which to attempt a rescue.
The two miners, both roofbolt operators, were part of a 12-man crew working three miles into the mine when the fire started. As the crew tried to make its way out, it found the escape path filled with smoke due to a missing stopping, a panel that directs airflow underground.
"That stopping never existed. It existed only on paper, on some maps," said Bill Francart, a Pittsburgh-based mining engineer who was part of the investigative team.
Oops-The inspector missed this one?
MySA.com: Metro | State
As the pile of brush and debris grew to the size of an eight-story building on Henry Zumwalt's property, the state's environmental agency did nothing. When the 80-foot mound ignited in December, Helotes residents erupted in anger as smoke and ash settled into their homes and lungs.
For years, they had warned the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality about the fire hazard growing outside Helotes. Why hadn't TCEQ listened? Why hadn't the agency ordered Zumwalt to dismantle the pile?
Because, TCEQ said, it goes by the book. And there's nothing in the book that regulates the size of debris piles.
Sorry.
Now that the fire has been extinguished, TCEQ says it goofed. It shouldn't have ignored a fire hazard obvious to nearly everyone but state investigators.
Sorry.
It took three months and $5.5 million dollars to extinguish! Once again, a little knowledge (aka the heat of decomposition)might have been useful here.
Thursday, March 29
Using the Scientific Method to improve your social life.
Using the Scientific Method to improve your social life.
The Scientific Method can be used to solve any problem, even to find a date for Friday Night in 5 simple steps. (Cause we are learning for...living...not just a test!)
The Scientific Method can be used to solve any problem, even to find a date for Friday Night in 5 simple steps. (Cause we are learning for...living...not just a test!)
Hundreds Of Bearded Dragon Lizards In Fire
cbs13.com - Hundreds Of Bearded Dragon Lizards In Fire
Electrical fire in a lizard breeding facility.
Electrical fire in a lizard breeding facility.
Man trapped in high-rise fire jumped to death in Long Beach
PE.com | Southern California News | News for Inland Southern California
More information about this fire.
Big weddings at Corinthian Ballroom in peril of fire code - Roanoke.com
Big weddings at Corinthian Ballroom in peril of fire code - Roanoke.com
A second exit would be too.... expensive! They have occupant loads of over 400 people w/one exit at the top of a stairwell served by a door w/34" clear width!!! Unfreakingbelieveable. I hope the fire marshal sticks to his guns!
A second exit would be too.... expensive! They have occupant loads of over 400 people w/one exit at the top of a stairwell served by a door w/34" clear width!!! Unfreakingbelieveable. I hope the fire marshal sticks to his guns!
Family also escaped fire in '04-This time not so all are so lucky
TimesDispatch.com | Family also escaped fire in '04
Once again....no smoke detectors! This time two of the children are dead, an 18 month old child and Dad are currently in critical condition.
Once again....no smoke detectors! This time two of the children are dead, an 18 month old child and Dad are currently in critical condition.
Business Owners Tell House Panel That Fire Code Too Costly
Business Owners Tell House Panel That Fire Code Too Costly
What is an "acceptable loss" in RI? From the article:
Read about the role of the Grandfather Clause in the Long Beach fire below.
What is an "acceptable loss" in RI? From the article:
The new codes require more sprinklers and alarms and largely eliminate grandfathering clauses that allowed public buildings to avoid upgrades required under new building rules. Other changes include a requirement that nightclub owners hire crowd managers and turn up the lights before a show and point out exits.
Rep. Joseph Trillo, R-Warwick, head of the commission, has introduced a bill repealing the new code except for the provisions governing nightclubs. He argues that the costs are too hefty for small businesses. The hearing yesterday was the commission's first and no action was taken on the bill.
The bill hasn't received much support from Democratic lawmakers, and fire officials argue that scrapping the new code is unnecessary, since the Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal and Review can grant leniency to businesses.
Read about the role of the Grandfather Clause in the Long Beach fire below.
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