Structural Collapse at Dwelling Fire Results in Two Firefighter Fatalities - (Stockton, California - February 6, 1997)

Two firefighter fatalities and one civilian fatality occurred in a single family residential dwelling fire. The second floor addition collapsed during suppression operations, trapping the firefighters. A captain was also trapped under the debris, sustaining serious injuries, but was later successfully rescued.

» Overview
» Key Issues
» Fire Department
» The House
» The Fire
» Fire Department Responds
» Interior Attack
» Second Alarm Companies
» Crew Rotation
» Second Floor Collapses and Subsequent Rescue
» Rescue Efforts Begin Immediately
» Injuries and Fatalities
» Analysis
» Lessons Learned

Reproduced from Report 102 of the Major Fires Investigation Project conducted by Varley-Campbell and Associates, Inc./TriData Corporation under contract EMW-94-4423 to the United States Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency. Investigated by: Dennis C. Duckett

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