Preventing Deaths & Injuries to Firefighters by Establishing Collapse Zones at Structure Fires

DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2014-120, April 2014
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Firefighters are at significant risk for injury or death due to structural collapse during firefighting operations. Structural collapse often occurs without warning. NIOSH recommends that the Incident Commander establish defensive operations and collapse zones when there is potential for a structural collapse during fire-fighting operations.

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NIOSH [2014]. Preventing deaths & injuries to firefighters by establishing collapse zones at structure fires. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-120.

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