Bonfire Collapse, Texas A and M University College Station, Texas, November 18 1999
Author | : John Lee Cook, Jr. |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 66 |
Release | : 2004-12-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0756744814 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780756744816 |
Rating | : 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Download or read book Bonfire Collapse, Texas A and M University College Station, Texas, November 18 1999 written by John Lee Cook, Jr. and published by . This book was released on 2004-12-01 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines the tragedy on the campus of Texas A&M University where, in keeping with a 90-year-old tradition, 58 people were working to construct the 4th tier of the 1999 bonfire stack during the early morning hours of Nov. 18, 1999. The bonfire is ignited every year on the eve of the football game between Texas A&M & its arch rival the Univ. of Texas at Austin. The 40-foot stack of approximately 5,000 logs collapsed, causing dozens of injuries & 12 deaths. Key issues discussed in the report include: communications; pre-incident planning; incident management; resource management; community impact; & rumor control. Illustrations.