- Author
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Collins, L.
- Title
- Assessing Structural Collapse From Acts of Terror.
- Journal
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Fire Engineering,
Vol. 159,
No. 11,
55-56,58,60,62-65,66,
November 2006
- Keywords
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structural damage
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building collapse
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terrorists
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first responders
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fire fighters
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structures
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damage
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explosions
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decision making
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rescue
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rescue operations
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explosions
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escape means
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planning
- Identifiers
- Incident Command (IC); "go" or "no-go" decision; Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Task Force; pancake collapse; mid-story and lean-to collapses; identify and report the structure collapse pattern; total and combination collapses; assessment by first responders; LCES (Lookout, Communication, Escape Plan, Safe Zone)