Almost a Worst-Case Scenario: The Baltimore Tunnel Fire of 2001 (B) Harvard Case Solution & Analysis

Almost a Worst-Case Scenario: The Baltimore Tunnel Fire of 2001 (B) Case Solution

In the late afternoon of a hot day in July, an injury beneath the streets of Baltimore, 2001 threatened to become a catastrophe. Did the tunnel injury obstruct the important north south train route for the eastern United States, in addition, it released clouds of potentially hazardous vapors into downtown roads. Amazingly, the first injury was followed by another one-a break in a major water main, in precisely the same place, into. This case describes- blow-by-blow assembly and -by-assembly-the public emergency response to the tunnel fire and its consequences. It details a dozen distinct authorities-including city, federal and state agencies-had to find means to organize their response in the lack of established processes for coping with a scenario which had never been particularly considered. One of the topics investigated in this disaster direction instance is the function of the local chief executive (Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley), the struggles and co-operation amongst agencies (including and particularly fire and public works), and, more generally, the issue of the way in which a string of critical tactical decisions must be made in the lack of complete information (like the amount of hazardous risk).) HKS Instance Amount 1768.0

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PUBLICATION DATE: September 01, 2004

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