Trident Seafoods sues City of Tacoma for mishandling of firefighting response on fishing vessel

Resolve had suggested that all ventilation on the vessel be shut down to allow the fire in the forward compartments to be burned out, thus mitigating the risk.

Trident said, however, that the Tacoma Fire incident commander allegedly ordered fans to be brought on board the vessel to blow air into the space as a means of ensuring positive pressure ventilation (PPV).

Because there was no controlled ventilation pathway that would have allowed smoke and hot air to be blown out, the blaze only intensified, forcing firefighters to evacuate.