That video is a constant training tool in the fire service to this day, especially for new engineers( the guys who drive and pump water), and the reality of a non hydranted area and doing the best you can with tank water only. Would’ve hated to be on that call, what an absolute shitshow.
I do believe this isn’t new information, or Atleast the way it’s been said here. After the fire, the families went after any and all companies they could to sue, and rightfully so. I forgot what brand the FOH was, I think JBL? anyways, they all found loopholes in the equipment used in just about every piece of gear or equipment in that place, including yes the foam in the speakers in the FOH. That’s what happens when something like this goes down, as I’m sure that’s not surprising: they cast the net wide on anything and everything, and not surprisingly, everyone paid out basically immediately, because they knew they were fucked. Even if the FOH speakers for instance didn’t really effect the spread of the fire ( news flash, they didn’t, nothing would’ve changed had that foam been different), they still would be liable in some way shape or form because that foam in and of itself, is not the best for the job, and can transfer heat. And that’s how any lawyer would spin it, just the way it is.
Also building codes and national standards changed literally over night at the federal level. Proof that government can work quick if they want to. Sure it’ll be the last time something happens that quickly in our government.