Extra fire information

In case you're curious about some other night club fires or want to read up on what is happening to keep these tragedies from reoccurring I suggest you read page 29 of NFPA's Case Study of Nightclub Fires. There is also information about what has been done since the Rhode Island incident.


In July of 2003, several agencies got together and changed some codes, here is a listing :

• fire sprinklers in new nightclubs and similar assembly occupancies and in existing facilities that accommodate more than 100
• building owners to inspect exits to ensure they're free of obstructions and to maintain records of each inspection
• The presence of at least one trained crowd manager for all gatherings, except religious services. For larger gatherings, additional crowd managers are required at a ratio of 1:250
• Prohibit festival seating for crowds of more than 250 unless a life-safety evaluation approved by the authority having jurisdiction has been performed. Festival seating, according to NFPA 101®, is a form of audience/spectator accommodation in which no seating, other than a floor or ground surface, is provided for the audience to gather and observe a performance

Here is a link for more detailed code changes: CODE CHANGES 

Thanks for taking a look around. I wish you guys all luck in your careers as fire prevention specialists or fire fighters. Watch these videos for what they guys from Santa Ana Fire Academy are training for and other interesting clips :






cool fire trucks! :




this one has a great story..