IFSTA 161 Chapters Questions With Complete Solutions

Where and in what year was the first recorded major fire - ️️Jamestown - 1608 When did Boston ban thatched roofs and wooden chimneys? - ️️1631 When did boston purchase the first fire engine - ️️1653 Where and when was the first fire organization - ️️1647 - new Amsterdam (New York) When was the NFPA created - ️️1896 What was the first NFPA code - ️️13 - regulated the design and installation of fire protection sprinkler systems When did the Iroquois theater fire take place, and what were the outcomes from this fire? - ️️Chicago (1903) - 602 people did when interior curtains and finish were ignited by a light. Most deaths were due to suffocation and trampling. As a result, panic hardware was required on exit doors, which needed to swing outward. Where did the Great fire of 1904 take place, and what were the outcomes from this fire? - ️️Toronto, Ontario, 104 buildings were destroyed. This lead to major changes in the building code (fire doors, sprinkler systems, etc) and the fire department size being increased. When did the triangle shirtwaist fire take place, and what were the outcomes from this fire? - ️️New york city -1911, 146 employees had jumped to their death due to limited means of egress in the 10 story building.