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CSB Chairman: Nine Years After Corbin (KY) Explosion, Still No Dust Regulations
On Feb. 20, 2003, powerful dust explosions tore through the CTA Acoustics plant in Corbin, Kentucky, where fiberglass...
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DHS Announces Grant Guidance for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Preparedness Grants
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today announced the release of FY 2012 grant guidance and application...
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Clandestine Drug Labs Present Hidden Dangers for Firefighters
Firefighters and emergency responders face new dangers every day of their career, but it is the obscured dangers of c...
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The Evolution of Federal Emergency Response Since Hurricane Andrew
Over the past two decades, the United States has had to respond to and recover from numerous disasters, both man-made...
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NY Firefighters Battle Industrial Fire
The Fuller Road Fire Department was dispatched to a working structure fire at 35 Maplewood Avenue in the town of Colo...
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New Edition of Hydrogen Sulfide Safety DVD Released
Emergency Film Group has released a new edition of its award winning training film “Hydrogen Sulfide,” which has impo...
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PGT Completes Radiation Sensor Testing on LDUUV
Princeton Gamma-Tech Instruments, Inc. completes radiation sensor testing on the Boeing Echo Ranger Large Displacemen...
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High Level Carbon Monoxide Exposure in DC
Firefighters responded to an incident in northwest, Washington, D.C., early Thursday where several people were expose...
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More Than 2,000 Gallons of Fuel Spill at Miami (FL) Airport
Four people were taken to local hospitals after a substantial fuel spill at Miami International Airport on Wednesday.
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Idaho Technology Delivers 10 Target BioThreat Detection Kit for US Military
Idaho Technology, Inc. (ITI) announced that it has delivered its first shipment of the RAZOR™ CRP BioThreat-X Kits to...
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NJ Firefighter Gets $3.5M in Promotion Lawsuit
A Ridgewood (NJ) firefighter was awarded $3.5 million in a lawsuit he brought against the village over a promotion th...
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Smiths Detection Launches Next-Generation Miniaturized Chemical Threat Identifier
Smiths Detection has unveiled a next-generation chemical threat detector that combines high speed, high-resolution ga...
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OPSGEAR CEO Shares his Japan Recovery Mission Following the Earthquake Tsunami and Fukushima Nuclear DisasterOPSGEAR CEO David Burnell shares his story about the Japan Recovery Mission - For the Living or the Dead? |
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Magnalight Announces Addition of Rechargeable and Portable Hazardous Area Light
The RUL-9 portable hazardous area light provides high power, durable operation, rechargeable capability, and 5 hours ...
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NFPA Awards Grant to KS HazMat Response Team
The National Fire Protection Association’s Fire Safety Educational Memorial Fund Committee selected the Salina Fire D...
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Free Training Event on the Dangers of Fire Smoke
Know Your Smoke: The Dangers of Fire Smoke, a free training event for firefighters and others exposed to fire smoke, ...
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CSB Chairman Makes Statement After Fatal Fire at OH Hazardous Waste Facility
A statement was released by CSB Chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso regarding the fatal fire on December 17, 2011 at Heritage...
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Recognizing the Suburban/Urban InterfaceAs communities move from semi-rural suburbia to urban, firefighters may experience not only an increased volume of incidents, but a widening variety of problems to mitigate, Dave DeStefano writes. |
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. |
Sizing Up the Situation Before ArrivalHaving advance knowledge of the fireground can help firefighters perform some size-up before they even arrive on scene. Dan Sheridan writes about two incidents where having prior knowledge helped firefighting operations. |
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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House Fire Roof Vent Helmet Cam - Training TipsThe Traditions Training group provides a video meant to provoke positive discussion about tactics and duties of a firefighter placed into a similar situation. |
CSB Statement on Four Year Anniversary of the Catastrophic Imperial Sugar ExplosionTuesday, February 7, 2012, marks the fourth anniversary of the massive sugar dust explosion that killed 14 workers and injured 38 others at the Imperial Sugar Refinery in Port Wentworth, Georgia. The loss of life continues to be mourned in the community. |
Rapid Intervention Basics for FirefightersJeff Schwering offers a reminder about the many elements for which the rapid intervention team (RIT) is responsible and issues a call for a return to the basics |
Bodies Recovered Five Days After TX FireThe bodies of two non-residents were recovered Monday from the rubble of a Harris County (TX) apartment complex that had burned five days earlier, prompting questions about the thoroughness of the fire response from relatives of the victims. |
Study Points to Future Wildfire Danger in Western United StatesRecent scientific research points out the possibility of dangerous future wildland fire activity in the Western United States. |
CSB Chairman: Nine Years After Corbin (KY) Explosion, Still No Dust RegulationsOn Feb. 20, 2003, powerful dust explosions tore through the CTA Acoustics plant in Corbin, Kentucky, where fiberglass insulation was manufactured for the automotive industry, killing seven and injuring many more. Nine years after the CTA catastrophe, there is still no comprehensive OSHA standard to prevent these accidents. |
Dallas Fire Rescue Probes Response to Fatal Fire
February 22, 2012
Dallas (TX) Fire Rescue is investigating the response to a fire that killed a disabled man Sunday afternoon. |
