On March 8, 2001, a 38-year-old male career firefighter retorted to a structure fire at a local residence with a report from the neighbors that the inhabitants were still inside the house that was on fire. After numerous search and rescue efforts, the house inhabitants could not be traced. The victim, who was operating the nozzle, entered the first floor of the structure with a firefighter to search for the inhabitants. The floor underneath the victim caved in, causing him to fall through the floor and become entombed in the basement. The victim was retrieved from the structure approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes from the time the department was informed of the incident. The victim succumbed to the injuries died 12 days later. After that, an inquiry was directed to determine why the floor collapsed. Reports were prepared to explain what causes the floor to collapse. Also, the recommendation was availed as a part of the report.
The statute has modified the fireman's rule in my state which is New Jersey. Initially, the Incident commander performed every duty when fighting the fire. After the statute modifies the law, some of the responsibility of the Incident commander are delegated to Incident Safety Officer in cases where fire incidents escalate in complexity and size (Bennett, 2008). This new post was created to curb incidences whereby firefighters lose their lives or get injured. The work of Incident Safety Officer is to help Incident Commander assess the situation in incidences where the fire is big and complex.
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The heating and ventilation company that sold the water heater, the plumber that installed it, and the homeowner are both guilty of doing a shoddy job. Housing safety standards dictate that each stakeholder has a role to play when the house is being constructed. They should adhere to the house and safety standards. In our case, the heating and ventilation company and the plumber should have made sure that where the hot water pipes pass is well cautioned by material that can withstand great heat and fire just in case of fire out brakes. Also, the homeowner is guilty because he bought cheap materials that were used to cover the area where the Hot Water Heater was installed ( The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 2002) . Instead, the homeowner could buy expensive material that can withstand extreme heat because Hot Water Heater is bound to high temperature and fire out brakes.
References
Bennett, L. T. (2008). Fire service law. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). (2002). Death in the Line of Duty...A summary of a NIOSH fire fighter fatality investigation.
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/reports/face200116.html
