Winecoff Fire Safety Lessons Still Valid

Hi Allen,

I’m thinking about the Winecoff Hotel fire today – as I know you are - and all of the people who perished and those who’s lives were forever changed. Interestingly, when I was earning my degree in Fire Science and graduate degree in Fire Protection Engineering, we never studied the Winecoff Hotel fire. It wasn’t until several years ago when I was working with Hyatt Hotels on improving their fire protection systems that I learned about the Winecoff Hotel.

But, equally as sad, I never read your book so, I’m going to make that right. I order it yesterday via Amazon and I’m looking forward to reading it over the holidays. Hopefully I order it from you – I want to make sure the authors are getting the profits.

Thank you for everything you’re doing to keep this important story in the forefront. I’ll be mentioning it today during my monthly training with my folks.       

Regards,

David Combs, MS, CFPE, CFPS, CSP, CIT 

Risk Control Specialist 

FCCI Insurance Group  

David,

 

Thanks so much for your e-mail. I'm pleased to see a young fire protection engineer such as yourself take an interest in the Winecoff story. There are so many lessons to be learned from the tragedy. 

 

I hope you'll enjoy our book. It was eight years in the making and it seemed at times we would never finish. There was always some new aspect to be explored. After it was published in 1993 more new information began pouring in and has never completely stopped. Hence, the creation of winecoff.org in 2003.

 

All best,

Allen Goodwin