Chapter 1 Orientation and Fire Service History Flashcards
The majority (23,000) of fire organizations are….
Voulnteer
- First recorded major fire in the New World.
Jamestown
- First ever paid fire company.
Boston
- First fire organization in America.
New Amsterdam. Surveyors of buildings.
Philadelphia fire society formed in 1735. A year later they formed………………….. with the guidance of …………………….
Union Volunteer Fire Company. Benjamin Franklin.
1700’s. Fire protection was being driven by.
Advancements in technology.
Further advancements in technology. Such as wood being replaced by iron and steel.
1900’s Industrial Revolution.
Steel increased fire risk dues to.
Large numbers of people in tall buildings with combustible materials, interior finishes, and limited egress.
NFPA formed in.
1896
First NFPA standard.
NFPA 13. regulation of the design and installation of fire protection sprinklers systems in structures.
Code that followed NFPA formation. Written in 1897.
National Electric Code.
Required panic hardware on exit doors, and required they swing outwards. Regulations of combustible materials in a place of assembly.
Iroquois Theater Fire, Chicago 1903
Fire resulted in the NFPA 101, Life Safety Code. Established requirements for means of egress.
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. New York. 1911
Led to stricter fire and life safety requirements for assembly type occupies.
Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire. Boston. 1942
Resulted in the development of life safety standards to regulate the manufacture and use of tents for public occupancy.
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus fire. Hartford, Connecticut 1944
Brought attention to the need for improvements in design of school buildings, requirements for fire detection and alarm systems, and the need for enclosed stairwells. Also required schools to perform fire evacuation drills.
Our Lady of the Angles School Fire. Chicago 1958
Local laws enacted to require all medium and high rise buildings to install sprinkler systems.
MGM grand fire. Las Vegas 1980
Changes made to NFPA standards for fire sprinkler and crowd management requirements for nightclubs and other assembly occupies.
Station Night Club Fire, West Warwick, Rhode Island, 2003
Increased emphasis on structural collapse, confined space, and search and rescue training and equipment.
Murrah Building Bombing, OKC 1995
Forced the fire service to improve its ability to communicate with other agencies during major disasters, which is referred to as interoperability.
WTC and Pentagon attacks. 2001
Obsolete term for resistance to fire.
Fire Proof
Emphasized the need for public fire and life safety education and prevention programs.
America Burning 1973
National Fallen firefighter foundation, Everyone goes home.
16 firefighter life safety initiatives.
The Superfund amendments and re authorization Act of 1986 (SARA Title III) and OSHA 1910.120 regulate…
haz mat transport, transport vehicle design, and emergency responder training.