Cocoanut Grove fire

From the Ashes Fire protection engineering, or the application of science and engineering to protect people and their environment from fire, has been around for centuries. The problem with advancements in this field is that they are preventative and, if ahead of their time, often seen as unnecessary. As a result, they are usually not considered or implemented until after severe tragedy has struck. A prime example of this is also the first recorded use of fire protection engineering. In AD

Cocoanut Grove The Cocoanut Grove was a restaurant and supper club located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. The building was built in 1927 and was located near Park Square. The Grove, as it was called, had been very popular during the late 1920’s, but had come across hard times during the 1930’s. In the early years of World War II the restaurant became very popular again. In 1942, The Grove was the popular place to be and where everyone liked to hang out. The building was a single-story structure

At 2215 hrs, on November 28, 1942, Fire Alarm Headquarters from Box 1514, situated at Stuart and Carver streets, received an alarm. When the responding apparatus arrived they found a small car fire at the corner of Stuart Street and Broadway. After the fire was extinguished the firefighters were about to return to quarters when their attention was called to smoke emanating from the Cocoanut Grove Nightclub a few doors away. Upon their arrival at the entrance of the Broadway lounge on Broadway they

At 2215 hrs, on November 28, 1942, Fire Alarm Headquarters from Box 1514, situated at Stuart and Carver streets, received an alarm. When the responding apparatus arrived they found a small car fire at the corner of Stuart Street and Broadway. After the fire was extinguished the firefighters were about to return to quarters when their attention was called to smoke emanating from the Cocoanut Grove Nightclub a few doors away. Upon their arrival at the entrance of the Broadway lounge on Broadway they

On the above date and time I (Officer Joan Herrera#5) and Lieutenant Wesley Kimbler #17 received a call to go to 5 East. At this time no code violet was called until I stated over the radio that maybe a code violet should be called. The code violet was called at 0254; this was 2 to 3 minutes after dispatch radioed us. We got on to 5 East at 0300 the code violet was canceled. I and lieutenant Kimbler went to room 516 to see what was going on when we got to the room the patient Walter Wogan had been

In Superior Wisconsin, the CO alarm of a neighbor could have saved two people over the holiday season. Two individuals had been sickened as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning, and they had to be taken to the Superior hospital, where they had been listed as stable. When firefighters responded to the call about carbon monoxide, they learned of the deadly carbon monoxide levels inside the apartment building located on the 1500 block of Broadway. During the initial monitoring, they found low levels

ELMIRA HEIGHTS (WENY) - Fire crews were on scene for nearly 24 hours spraying water at a warehouse on Prescott Avenue. The fire at 250 Presscott Avenue broke out Sunday night around 8 P.M. and needed at least ten different departments to battle the flames. Elmira Heights Police arrested two 16-year-old boys and charged them with arson. Officer Stephen Cook of the Elmira Heights Police Department tells WENY News the teens became persons of interest around around midnight. Around 3 A.M. the teens

The Incident On the afternoon of May 31, 2013, units from the Houston Fire Department responded to a commercial structure fire located at the restaurant attached to the Southwest Inn at 6855 South West Freeway. While en-route to the location, HF E51 notified the alarm center that a large column of smoke was visible. The responding district chief requested a higher alarm at this point based on E51’s pre-arrival report. E51 arrived on the scene approximately 3 ½ minutes and reported that they had a

finally found the explanation for the start of the fire. But, he then needed to answer the more urgent question of why the fire got so out of control, so quickly. Fires a regular hazard on every carrier. On average, there’s one every week. In 1967, each carrier had crews of highly-trained firefighters to tackle these blazes. But, Massey found the reason why those teams failed to stop the fire. The leader of the team, gerald Farrier, reached the fire within 30 seconds, with the rest of the team right

On 3/22/2018, I was dispatched and responded to 4624 Harborpointe Drive reference to a non-breathing subject. I arrived to the scene along with the rescue personnel of Port Richey Fire Department engine #42 and Pasco County rescue 211-B (reference to run #18016582). This residence is a 3 story single family home. Upon entry to the residence I was advised by the decedent’s husband (Ronald Dudley) that he was speaking with his wife this morning in their bed on the 3rd floor of the residence. Ronald