Two Fatality Board and Care Facility Fire Salvation Army Rehabilitation Center - (Miami, Florida - November 11, 1995)

On November 12, 1995, a late night arson fire heavily damaged the second and third floors of a Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center in Miami, Florida, and claimed the lives of two residents. Dozens of residents had to be rescued by fire fighters using ground ladders, assisted by some of the early evacuees. Many of the 98 residents who escaped required treatment for smoke inhalation; three were transported in critical condition to local hospitals.

» Overview
» Key Issues
» The Building and Its Operations
» The Residents
» Emergency Planning and Preparedness
» Code Related Issues
» The Fire
» Fire Department Response
» Triage Efforts
» After the Fire
» Analysis
» Lessons Learned

Reproduced from Report 090 of the Major Fires Investigation Project conducted by Varley-Campbell & Associates, Inc. under contract EMW-94-C-4423 to the United States Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency. Investigated by Sheila-Faith Barry