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USFA: Recent Fire Tragedies Highlight Abandoned Building Awareness
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The U.S. Fire Administration has released valuable training information regarding fires in abandoned buildings with the intent of stressing safe operations while fighting fires in these structures.
In this frame grab made from WGN-TV, Chicago firefighters work to save firefighters that were trapped when a wall collapsed Wednesday Dec. 22, 2010 in Chicago's South Side while they were fighting a blaze at an abandoned commercial building. Fire Media Affairs Director Larry Langford confirmed that firefighters were unaccounted for at the scene on Chicago's South Side and that rescue crews were working to save them. (AP Photo/Courtesy WGN-TV)
Collapse Kills Two Chicago Firefighters, Injures Many
Bodies are removed from a fatal fire in an abandoned warehouse in the Upper Ninth Ward of New Orleans on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010. Authorities say the blaze killed eight homeless people who were burning wood in a barrel to stay warm during the freezing night. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Eight Dead In Abandoned New Orleans Warehouse Blaze
Buffalo Firefighters Fall Through Floor
Washington, D.C. Firefighters Escape Collapse During 2-Alarm Fire
The links included are to be used to raise the awareness of the dangers of these structures as well as provide community leaders information to help prevent similar tragedies.
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The U.S. Fire Administration has released valuable training information regarding fires in abandoned buildings with the intent of stressing safe operations while fighting fires in these structures.
In this frame grab made from WGN-TV, Chicago firefighters work to save firefighters that were trapped when a wall collapsed Wednesday Dec. 22, 2010 in Chicago's South Side while they were fighting a blaze at an abandoned commercial building. Fire Media Affairs Director Larry Langford confirmed that firefighters were unaccounted for at the scene on Chicago's South Side and that rescue crews were working to save them. (AP Photo/Courtesy WGN-TV)
Collapse Kills Two Chicago Firefighters, Injures Many
Bodies are removed from a fatal fire in an abandoned warehouse in the Upper Ninth Ward of New Orleans on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010. Authorities say the blaze killed eight homeless people who were burning wood in a barrel to stay warm during the freezing night. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Eight Dead In Abandoned New Orleans Warehouse Blaze
Buffalo Firefighters Fall Through Floor
Washington, D.C. Firefighters Escape Collapse During 2-Alarm Fire
The links included are to be used to raise the awareness of the dangers of these structures as well as provide community leaders information to help prevent similar tragedies.
Related
Abandoned Cold Storage Warehouse Multi-Firefighter Fatality
Intentionally Set Fires
Vacant Residential Building Fires
USFA Training: Abandoned Building Fires
National Arson Prevention Initiative
Abandoned Building Project Toolbox
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