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Syracuse Firefighters Could Not Get Enough Water at Fatal Fire

Syracuse (NY) fire union president Lonnie Johnson said a fatal fire early Sunday couldn't get enough water, said Syra...

New Research Highlights the Importance of Moisture Barriers in Managing Firefighter Heat Stress

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. studied the effects of working in warm conditions and those with low-level radiant ...

Marine Firefighting: From "How High's the Water, Mama" to "Mark Twain"

Tom Guldner has some insights for marine firefighters dealing with drought and low-water conditions.

NFPA's Firewise Communities Program Tops 900th Community Mark

The National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) Firewise® Communities Program reached a milestone and announced the...

NVFC Elects Officers, Introduces Partnerships at 2013 Spring Board Meeting

The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) held its annual spring board meeting in Alexandria, VA, on May 10-11.

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The Center for Campus Fire Safety: Boston University Student Dies in Off-Campus Fire

In the early morning of Sunday April 28, 2013, a fire broke out in a quiet Allston neighborhood. This fire would claim the life of one Boston University student and would injure two other students and six firefighters

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FDNY IMT: Putting the Plan in Action

On October 29, 2012, New York City (NYC), Long Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey were struck by superstorm Sandy with catastrophic results.

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Construction Concerns: Construction Types and Fire Behavior

Greg Havel reviews fire behavior preplanning for the various construction types and describes a tactical approach for firefighters operating in buildings about which they have little preincident intelligence.

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U.S. Chemical Safety Board Root-Cause Investigation of West Explosion Continues

As other agencies wrapped up their on-site investigations into the ammonium nitrate explosion at West Fertilizer in West, Texas, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) announced its work to examine all aspects of the tragedy will continue in the town of West, at the Western Regional Office in Denver, and at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, DC.

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No Working Smoke Detectors in Deadly IL Fire

Two people were found dead early Friday morning after a fire in a dwelling in Chicago Heights, Illinois. The fire department indicated that the home did not have working smoke detectors.

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Syracuse Firefighters Could Not Get Enough Water at Fatal Fire

May 20, 2013 Syracuse (NY) fire union president Lonnie Johnson said a fatal fire early Sunday couldn't get enough water, said Syra...

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