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Two Firefighters Injured in Rhode Island House FireTwo Pawtucket (RI) firefighters were injured and six people left homeless after a house fire Monday morning. |
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Keyworth Receives Illinois Fire Investigator Award
The Fire Investigator Strike Force of Illinois at their annual training conference in Rosemont, IL announced the Mr. ...
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VA Firefighter Badly Injured in Apparatus CrashA firefighter suffered life-threatening injuries Sunday when the apparatus he was driving overturned. |
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Documentary Looks at FDNY Pipe and Drum Band
See the trailer for "Triumph Through Tragedy," an upcoming documentary film about the Fire Department of Ne...
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FDNY Firefighter's Widow Settles for $10M in Deutsche Bank Case
The widow of a Fire Department of New York (FDNY) firefighter killed in the 2007 Deutsche Bank fire has reached a $10...
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Off-Duty CO Firefighter Saves Family from FireAn off-duty Denver (CO) firefighter saved a family whose house had caught fire from a lightning strike |
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False Alarm Leads New York Firefighters to Rescue of Three GirlsA false alarm triggered a series of events that led to the rescue of three Bronx girls |
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Decrease in Wind Assists Arizona FirefightersA decrease of winds aided Arizona firefighters on Saturday. |
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Northern Colorado Wildfire Nears Containment
Officials said that a northern Colorado wildfire that has scored 12 square miles is now contained 85 percent as of Sa...
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CFSI Update USFA Reuthorization and Spending Bill
On May 16th, the House Appropriations Committee approved by voice-vote the Fiscal Year 2013 Department of Homeland Se...
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Tactical Safety for Firefighters: Quick, Aggressive, ViolentRay McCormack offers three words that describe a firefighter's battle posture with no dangling apologies. |
Thirty Five Years: An Open Letter to My FatherJames Carino reflects on his father's 35 years on the job and the life of a firefighter. |
PulsePoint and Atrus Announce Strategic PartnershipToday, National AED RegistryTM provider Atrus, Inc. announced that it will collaborate with PulsePoint, the nonprofit foundation responsible for the life-saving PulsePoint CPR notification app, to enable integration between Registry users and PulsePoint-enabled agencies. |
Fireground Search: How Do you Know?Firefighters should not abandon aggressive tactics to rescue potential victims on the fireground, Jerry Knapp writes, but there are strategies that can be used to help minimize the risk responders are exposed to at emergency incidents. |
First-Due Battalion Chief: Keeping the Troops SafeIt is easy for firefighters to get caught off guard at fire incidents, so it's extremely important to maintain your situational awareness and open up all hidden areas for potential extension, Dan Sheridan writes. |
From the Jumpseat: The Safety/Identity ConflictDo the stories that make up how firefighters think of themselves actually make it more difficult for them to operate safely on the fireground? Mark J. Cotter reviews a scientific study that says yes. |
Dunn's Dispatch: Rekindle Fires
Preventing a rekindle is a team responsibility. Vincent Dunn discusses the implications of a rekindle and the importance of overhaul operations.
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Two Firefighters Injured in Rhode Island House FireTwo Pawtucket (RI) firefighters were injured and six people left homeless after a house fire Monday morning. |
Jubilee in the Rosenbauer Premium Class: 1000th PANTHER ARFF DeliveredRosenbauer's premium vehicle class is celebrating a jubilee to mark the production of the 1,000th PANTHER. |
Crawford on RIT: Dangerous but Necessary WorkIn his classroom Wednesday at FDIC 2012, Jim Crawford reviewed the evolution of rapid intervention over the past 15 years. |
Barn Fire Tactics and Strategies, Part 1: Agricultural BarnsMost firefighters would think barns hold nothing but farm equipment and livestock, but sometimes people live inside these structures. Chris Willis discusses tactical considerations for barn fires. |
Gladiator Fire AZ Triples in SizeThe Gladiator Fire (AZ) has destroyed two more structures, moving the figure to six structures lost. |
Hughes Announces Emergency Networking Solutions in Anticipation of Hurricane SeasonHughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, and a leading provider of managed network and application services, today announced the availability of Hughes Emergency Services in anticipation of the 2012 hurricane season. |
Two Firefighters Injured in Rhode Island House Fire
May 21, 2012
Two Pawtucket (RI) firefighters were injured and six people left homeless after a house fire Monday morning. |
