Historical Incidents

NIST Releases Final Sofa Super Store Fire Report

March 16, 2011

The revised document includes clarifications and supplemental text based on comments provided by organizations and individuals following the release of the draft report in Oct.

Latest in Historical Incidents

If the fire service continually educates communities about fire tragedies of the past, public uproar over the needless loss of life can prompt lawmakers to take action to prevent or reduce further loss.

Community Risk Reduction

Community Risk Reduction: Knowing History

Daniel Byrne

Nov. 15, 2024

Every member of the fire service can honor the Worcester, MA, Fire Department firefighters who died on Dec. 3, 1999, by reading the findings and recommendations reports of the incident.

Leadership

As Firehouse Sees It: Worcester 6: Let Their Sacrifices Not Be in Vain

Peter Matthews

Nov. 11, 2024

Memorial to the six Kansas City, MO, Fire Department firefighters killed in the explosion. It is located on State Highway 71, a few hundred feet from the site of the incident.

Operations & Training

This Month in Fire History - Nov. 2024

Steven Shaw

Nov. 1, 2024

A memorial at the Gloucester City, NJ, Fire Department (GCFD) firehouse honors GCFD Firefighter Thomas Stewart III, Mount Ephraim, NJ, Fire Department Fire Chief James Sylvester and Deputy Chief John West, and the three children who were killed. Problems regarding GCFD culture, training, tactics, communications, personnel assignment and special operations were uncovered from the results of the investigation of the incident. Today, the department’s standards of performance are transformed.

Operations & Training

Fire Studies: Lessons Learned—The Gloucester City Tragedy

Michael Daley

Oct. 25, 2024

Operations & Training

This Month in Fire History - October 2024

Steven Shaw

Oct. 1, 2024