Case Studies
The cases below show images of emergencies in which the Massey Plan was actually used as part of fire department response.
Cases
April, 1992 - Chicago's "Great Loop Flood" - After river water flooded old coal train tunnels beneath the Loop, the Chicago Fire Department assigned personnel to go through the Massey Plans at the command post for buildings that were connected to the tunnels which possessed these pre-plans, allowing them to gather key data on sublevels that could be affected by these devastating floodwaters
May, 2000 - The Toronto Fire Services responded to a late-night fire in a CBD office tower. The upper-level mechanical deck fire commanded a two-alarm contingent to bring the incident under control. The Massey Plan proved invaluable in the on-scene commander's efforts to gain crucial information regarding the contents of the room on fire, standpipe locations and methods to ventilate smoke from the building
September 2001 - Search and rescue crews tasked to search for possible missing occupants in towers on the east and west sides of the World Trade Center site tapped into the Massey Plans for the two towers that possessed these highly effective fire department resource documents during their on-site activities until the buildings were declared cleared and secure
January 2002 - A light plane piloted by a teenager bent on suicide flew into the 28th floor of the 42-story Bank of America Plaza building in Tampa, Florida. The Massey Plan was used by first responders in bringing the unique and challenging event under control which included burst/free flowing fire protection water, dangling/arcing overhead electrical wires and a fuselage implanted into the 28th floor windows
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August 2007 - The Houston Fire Department battled a major multiple-alarm late night fire in a downtown office high-rise. The building's Massey Plan provided on-scene incident commanders with vital building information, increasing the efficiency and safety levels of the scores of firefighters operating in the incredibly dangerous environment which affected five floors of the 45 story tower. Astonishingly, the building reopened for business the next morning
In a two year period (2006-2007), Massey Plans assisted New York City fire chiefs in managing four fires in Manhattan high-rise office towers