The Station Night Club Fire

Table of Contents
 Introduction
 General facts about the fire
incident
 Incident Command System
 Mitigation
 Recovery
 Resources
 Lessons learned
 Introduction
 The Station nightclub fire
occurred on the night of 20th
February 2003 West Warwick,
Rhode Island.

 It is the fourth deadliest nightclub

fire tragedies in the U.S

 The fire incident left more than

hundred people dead and 230
others seriously injured.
 General facts about the
fire incident

 The fireworks used by the live band

as part of the act ignited a form
insulation that sparked the inferno

 The West Warwick Fire

Department was informed about 40
seconds after the fire started

 Exits at the Station club could not

handle the over 400 occupants
 Incident Command
System
 The crews involved were; The West
Warwick Fire Department, the
State Medical Examiner’s Office,
and State Fire Marshal
 Incident Command
System
 The Incident Command Manager
divided the crew into divisions for a
more manageable span of control.

 The main sections were the

operations and the logistic sections.
 Mitigation
 There were various mitigation
efforts taken by the fire department
aimed at reducing the loss of life
and property by lessening the
impact of the fire tragedy.
 Mitigation Cont’d
 The rescue and the fire units
congregated on the scene while the
victims were transported to the
nearby medical and trauma centers.
 Recovery
 The fundamental disaster assistance
for recovery from the federal
government is divided into three
categories:

 Individual assistance

 Public assistance

 Hazard mitigation assistance

 Resources
 Much resources were needed in the
rescue operations.

 The local resources were not enough

to help in the operational efforts
and crew had to access more
resources from the state
 Lessons Learned
 Fire safety inspections and code
enforcement are significant factors
to consider within a fire department
organization

 Building owners must conduct a

thorough inspection of the all the
means of egress to ensure that they
are fully functioning and free from
all kinds of obstructions.