Photo: Boulder Fire Dept.
Boulder firefighters Scott L. Smith and William J. Duran died on Jan. 26, 1982 during a training fire in an abandoned shed near 15th Street and Hawthorn Avenue.
The structure was "lined with combustible fiberboard," according to Fire Engineering magazine.
Following the deaths, the National Fire Protection Association established strict standards for live fire training.
Three other firefighters were injured.
In 1982, "there was an assumption with training that because it was training, it was inherently safer," Boulder Fire Chief Larry Donner told the Daily Camera.
"It was just one of those things where people didn't look at it with the same intensity as an emergency situation," Donner said.
The structure was "lined with combustible fiberboard," according to Fire Engineering magazine.
Following the deaths, the National Fire Protection Association established strict standards for live fire training.
Three other firefighters were injured.
In 1982, "there was an assumption with training that because it was training, it was inherently safer," Boulder Fire Chief Larry Donner told the Daily Camera.
"It was just one of those things where people didn't look at it with the same intensity as an emergency situation," Donner said.
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