Bonfire Collapse, Texas A&m University College Station, Texas, November 18, 1999

This report examines the tragedy on the campus of Texas A&M University where, in keeping with a 90-year-old tradition, 58 people were working to construct the 4th tier of the 1999 bonfire stack during the early morning hours of Nov. 18, 1999. The bonfire is ignited every year on the eve of the football game between Texas A&M & its arch rival the Univ. of Texas at Austin. The 40-foot stack of approximately 5,000 logs collapsed, causing dozens of injuries & 12 deaths. Key issues discussed in the report include: communications; pre-incident planning; incident management; resource management; community impact; & rumor control. Illustrations.Lee Cook, John, Jr. is the author of 'Bonfire Collapse, Texas A&m University College Station, Texas, November 18, 1999', published 2004 under ISBN 9780756744816 and ISBN 0756744814.