It is believed that the three victims were hit with a thermal blast of heat before the handline burned through. After donning her gear, Fire Fighter #1 approached the front door and noticed that the 1½-inch handline (previously stretched) had been burned through and water was free-flowing. Due to limited personnel on the fireground, the IC directed a police officer on the scene to transport him and the child to the hospital. The IC grabbed the child and began cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). ![]() At this time one of the victims removed a second child. The IC charged the handline from Aerial Truck 2 and went to the structure. The police reserve officer transported the child to a nearby hospital. At this time, one of the victims removed the first of the three children from the structure, handed the child to a police reserve officer near the front entrance of the structure, and returned to the structure to continue search-and-rescue operations. Fire Fighter #1 went back to Aerial Truck 2 to gear up. The IC instructed Victim #2 and Victim #3 to don their protective gear and proceed into the house to assist in the search-and-rescue operations. Fire Fighter #1 pulled a 1½ -inch handline off Aerial Truck 2, through the front door and placed it in the front room. At approximately 0831 hours, the Chief and Fire Fighter #1 arrived on the scene, and the Chief assumed Incident Command (IC). The Lieutenant and Victim #3 stretched a 5-inch supply line and connected it to Aerial Truck 2. Engine 3 arrived on the scene shortly after, and the Lieutenant connected a supply line to the hydrant as Victim #3 pulled the Engine into position. ![]() A police officer who was already on the scene positioned a ladder to the roof and removed the woman and child as Victim #1 proceeded into the house to perform a search-and-rescue operation. The crew of Aerial Truck 2 witnessed a woman and child trapped on the porch roof, and they were informed that three children were trapped inside the house. Aerial Truck 2 arrived on the scene at 0830 hours. At 0829 hours as Aerial Truck 2 approached the scene, they radioed Central Dispatch, reporting white to dark brown smoke showing from the residence, and requested six additional fire fighters. ![]() At 0827 hours, Engine 3 (Lieutenant and Victim #3) responded to the scene. At approximately 0825 hours, Central Dispatch notified the fire department, and a Shift Commander and an Engine Operator (Victim #1 and Victim #2 ) were dispatched to the scene in the Quint (Aerial Truck 2). At approximately 0824 hours, Central Dispatch was notified of a structure fire with three children possibly trapped inside. One of the fire fighters (Fire Fighter #1) riding on Engine 3, joined the ambulance crew to transport an injured patient to the hospital. At approximately 0823 hours, the three victims and two additional fire fighters cleared the scene of a motor-vehicle incident. On December 22, 1999, a 49-year-old Shift Commander (Victim #1) and two Engine Operators, 39 and 29 years of age respectively (Victim #2 and Victim #3), lost their lives while performing search-and-rescue operations at a residential structure fire. Death in the Line of Duty…A summary of a NIOSH fire fighter fatality investigation
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