WWC Tour

The dorm as described on the WWC Website was capable of housing 113 students. It was a Co-ed dorm of 4 sections surrounding a courtyard.
Size - 1 Floor of each section appx 6,000 Square Feet. 3 of the buildings contained 2 floors, the "Commons" contained 1 floor.
Construction - Combination of masonary, primarily woodframe, board and batten siding and rock veneer. Rooflines and wooden walkway connected on all cormers.
Fire Alarm system - Main panel located in "The Commons". Operated during early stage of fire but was not sounding on arrival.
Sprinkler system - None

"The Commons" - This building is 1 story and is the main entrance for the dorm. It contains a large open room for meetings and gatherings, a kitchen, information center and the dorm director's housing. This is the only building that was not on fire upon arrival of FD

Picture 4 is after entering the courtyard from the Commons and looking to the left. This picture shows the kind of connections by roof and walkways. During the fireground explanations, this corner is referred to as Sector 1-3 corner. The fire was already coming through the roof that is seen in the background and was one of the corners that was considered a cutoff point for the fire.

Picture 5 shows the left side of the complex (later referred to as Sector 3). To the right of this picture is the joining corner with the lower dorm and the location of the Point of Origin, the recycling bin.

Picture 6 Shows the lower dorm, a full 2 story with housing on both floors. This picture shows more of the amount of wood exposed for fire travel. Wood decks and board & batten aided in the intense radiant heat in the courtyard area.

Picture 7 is a good view of the walkways/decks in front of each building. These decks were rapidly ignited under fire conditions and posed part of the collapse zone concerns along with rock veneer walls and masonary