Suggested Additional Reading Regarding Occupant Safety
Outlines the obstacles facing fire-fighters/rescuers when reaching a high-rise fire scene
- “High Rise/ Fire & Life Safety” by John T. O'Hagan (Dun-Donnelly Corporation)
- “Fire Safety In Tall Buildings” by Committee 8A of Council on Tall Buildings and
Urban Habitat (c/o Lehigh University, 117ATLSS Drive, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015 USA (McGraw-Hill)
- “Operational Considerations for High Rise Fire-fighting” by Federal Emergency
Management Agency, United States Fire Administration, Special Report, USFA-TR-082, April 1996
- “World Trade Center Bombing: Report and Analysis” by Federal Emergency Management Agency,
United States Fire Administration, Report , USFA-TR-076, April 1996
- “Structural OPS: Staging and stairway support help you manage logistics during a high-rise fire” by Klaene & Sanders (nfpa Journal, March/April, 2003, Page 32)
Historical perspective on the design and construction of the World Trade Center
Description of immediate activities at the World Trade center site after the collapses
- “September Eleventh” by Anne Elizabeth Powell (Civil Engineering Magazine, November, 2001)
Insight into the differing incentives that drive architects and fire-fighters/rescuers
Some post-9/11 remarks of the chief structural engineer for the World Trade Center
Example of an Internet group that advocates many fire safety changes
- “Skyscraper Safety Campaign” at: www.SkyscraperSafety.org
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