Apartment Complex Fire, 66 Units Destroyed (Seattle, WA - September 1991)

A combination of Seattle Fire Department rescue efforts and tenants helping each other resulted in no fatalities for one of the city's largest residential fires in 20 years. » Overview » Key Issues » The Building Complex » Fire Origin » Fire Detection and Reporting » Fire Spread » Escape » Fire Department Dispatch and Initial Operations » Second Phase of Operations » Logistics » Interagency Relief Coordination » Casualties and Losses » Fire Investigation » Lessons Learned

Reproduced from Report 059 of the Major Fires Investigation Project conducted by TriData Corporation under contract EMW-90-C-3338 to the United States Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency. Investigated by: Philip Schaenman

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