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been mounted on the ceiling outside the victim’s bedroom. The fire department received a report of fire at 1:28 a.m., and firefighters arrived to find flames coming from the first-floor apartment’s windows and door and threatening the apartments on either side and above it. As crews advanced pre-connected hose lines into the building, the heavy, rolling flames filled the apartment with extreme heat and smoke. While extinguishing the blaze, firefighters found the victim’s body in her bedroom. Three other occupants of the apartment suffered smoke-related injuries but recovered. The building, which was valued at $560,000, and the contents of the unit of origin, which were valued at $5,000, sustained damage estimated at $55,000. The nearby apartments were spared fire damage, but most had varying degrees of smoke damage. fire trucks go by and headed home, only to find the fire trucks parked in front of their house. Their next-door neighbor had called 911 to report the fire at 6:17 a.m. The woman and her son told firefighters that the girl was still in the house, and crews immediately placed ladders against the building and entered her bedroom. They found her in a bathroom and transported her to the hospital. While en route in the ambulance, EMTs managed to get a pulse, but the girl had been burned over 86 percent of her body, and she soon died. Girl dies in fire started by mother’s cigarette KANSAS—A 16-year-old girl died of smoke inhalation and burns as a result of a fire started in her single-family home by a cigarette her mother had carelessly discarded. The two-story, wood-frame house had a battery-operated smoke alarm, but its battery was missing. There were no sprinklers. The girl’s 20-year-old brother had awoken early and left the house to go to the store with a friend. When it started raining heavily, his mother called him to offer a ride home. She finished a cigarette as she sat on the corner of her bed to dress. When she finished, she thought she put the cigarette out in an ashtray on the nightstand, but investigators determined that hot ashes from the cigarette had fallen onto the foam mattress. When the woman was ready to leave, she called to her daughter, who was asleep on the second floor. Getting no answer, she left the house. While they were at the store, the mother, her son, and his friend saw Become part of the largest community of Fire Protection Engineers in the world. With over 1,500 alumni, 250 current students, and 20 professors, the University of Maryland is the largest network of professionals standing side-by-side to support our industry. Why Maryland? - only ABET accredited Fire Protection Engineering program in the nation - education programs to meet your needs (bachelors, masters, doctoral, certificate) - over thirty courses/year in high demand areas (fire dynamics, risk analysis, forensics, modeling, toxicity, and smoke detection and management) - more than $1 million in research funding annually to support the latest developments in the field. - online masters program allows you to become part of the community from anywhere in the world. Join our community today... w w w. o a e e . u m d . e d u / f i r e NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2012 NFPA JOURNAL 23 http://www.oaee.umd.edu/fire http://www.oaee.umd.edu/fire

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NFPA Journal - November/December 2012

NFPA Journal - November/December 2012
Contents
First Word
In a Flash
Perspectives
Firewatch
Research
Heads Up
Structural Ops
In Compliance
Buzzwords
Outreach
Electrical Safety
Wildfire Watch
Past + Present
Easy Being Green?
Pressure Points
2011 Large-Loss Fires
2011 Firefighter Injuries
Section Spotlight
What’s Hot
Looking Back

NFPA Journal - November/December 2012