PROVIDENCE –– Great White, the band whose pyrotechnics set off the disastrous fire at The Station nightclub in 2003, has agreed to pay the victims $1 million in a tentative settlement agreement announced yesterday afternoon in a federal court filing.

Covered by the settlement agreement are band members Jack Russell, Mark Kendall, David Filice and Eric Powers; its former tour manager, Daniel M. Biechele; the band’s manager; the agent who booked the band; and the band’s record company, Knight Records.

The $1 million being offered to settle the victims’ federal lawsuit claims is the amount of insurance held by the parties, according to lawyers who represent the victims. The band and its members apparently have no other assets.

The settlement agreement is premised on a number of conditions. It must be approved by all of the victims and the court, and is also contingent on the court’s approval of an allocation plan being developed by a special master.

One hundred people died from the nightclub blaze, including Great White band member Ty Longley. More than 200 others were injured. Longley’s girlfriend, Heidi Peralta Longley, who gave birth to their son, AceyTy Longley, after the guitarist’s death, is one of the plaintiffs who stands to benefit from the settlement proceeds. She is suing on behalf of her son.

Including yesterday’s $1-million proposal, approximately $175 million has been tentatively offered to settle the fire victims’ claims. The settlement money has been offered by many parties, including corporations that allegedly made the highly flammable polyurethane foam that lined the walls of the club and sponsors of the Great White show, among them, the beer manufacturer Anheuser-Busch. The Town of West Warwick and the State of Rhode Island have each agreed to pay the fire victims $10 million based on victims’ claims that they failed to properly inspect The Station and cite its owners for the flammable foam, and for allowing overcrowding at the Great White concert.

The foam used as soundproofing inside The Station caught fire the night of Feb. 20, 2003, when Great White started its show with a display of fireworks. Within minutes, the wood-frame building was a death trap filled with flames and toxic smoke. The club went dark. There were no fire sprinklers. The building was totally engulfed within three minutes; many of those who died were caught in a stampede for the front door.

In their lawsuits, lawyers for the fire victims alleged that the members of Great White who survived the fire were negligent in the use, operation, management and installation of the pyrotechnics used during the performance at The Station and “caused deaths of and severe personal injuries to plaintiffs.”

The lawsuits also alleged that Great White and the related parties covered by the proposed settlement — the Jack Russell Touring Company; the band’s manager, Manic Music Management, of Encino, Calif.; that company’s agent, Paul Woolnough; and Knight Records — failed to exercise reasonable care for the safety of patrons of The Station; failed to obtain the required license and certificate of competency to display fireworks at the West Warwick nightclub; and failed to comply with the Rhode Island Fire Safety Code.

The record and management companies were targeted by the victims because the lawsuits allege that they “managed and controlled many aspects of the band Great White’s performance, including its use of pyrotechnics.”

Although the victims’ civil lawsuits accuse Jack Russell, the band’s lead singer, and his touring company of violating criminal laws in connection with the deadly blaze, they were never prosecuted for any criminal offense.

Biechele, the tour manager who set off the pyrotechnics that sparked the deadly blaze, was the only member of Great White who was criminally charged in connection with the nightclub fire. He was given a four-year prison sentence at the Adult Correctional Institutions after pleading guilty to 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter, but was paroled in March after serving less than half of his sentence.

None of the lawyers representing the band and its related entities could be reached for comment yesterday.

tbreton@projo.com