January 9, 2014 Fire Incident, Drew Apartment Complex Ruston, Louisiana.
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January 9, 2014
Fire Incident, Drew Apartment
Complex
Ruston, Louisiana
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• Investigations by the Ruston Fire Department, along with the State Fire Marshals Office determined that the initial cause of fire was a result of multiple faulty utility issues
• Vent pipes associated with Central Heating Units and Hot Water Heaters along with wiring problems was determined to have caused this fire
• There were no smoke detectors present due to building code requirements in early 1980’s
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January 23, 2014
State Fire Marshal Cease & Desist Order leads to Evacuation
of Louisiana Tech Students
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Issues Leading to Evacuation• SFM requires management to hire fire
watch personnel• RFD & GFD personnel discontinued fire
watch duties after management failed to provide reimbursement
• Contractors hired to bring equipment up to code standards discontinued services after management failed to provide payment
• Non-compliance with SFM requirements to upgrade apartments with smoke detectors
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Sequence of Events February 23, 2014
• 1100: Received call from SFM Butch Browning with request to open shelter for occupants
• 1130: Trinity Methodist Church agreed to provide shelter for student/occupants
• 1300: SFM Cease & Desist Order issued to apartment manager - evacuation begins
• 1300: Began corresponding with Louisiana Tech staff regarding student/occupants– Approximately 100 + occupants, 70% of whom
are foreign students from multiple nationalities
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Planning Issues Encountered• No accurate numbers of evacuees for shelter manager to
prepare for
– Set up initially for 50
• Situation warrants no assistance from ARC for feeding purposes (if needed)
• Various foreign nationalities and cultures led to issues including language and religious barriers as well as food/eating habits of foreign students
• Severe winter weather, cold & snowing
• Many students still in classes, no knowledge of evacuation, would not be allowed to stay home
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Summary• Most of the student occupants found shelter with
fellow students while some had family members that could take them in
• Five ended up staying at the Trinity shelter the one night and found other shelter means the next day
• Apartment Owner failed in responsibilities and ended up filing bankruptcy
• Remember this could happen any time or anywhere