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Rescued Dogs Search for Tornado Survivors Winds of up to 200 mph hammered the town of Granbury (TX). After searching over a hundred homes, baseball fields, par...
FEMA Supports 33rd Annual Building Safety Month This May, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is supporting the 33rd annual Building Safety Month to ...
Hazardous Material Causes Evacuation of TX Fire Station A Brazos County (TX) fire station was evacuated yesterday because of a hazmat scare.
'No Confidence' Vote in Boston (MA) Fire Chief Thirteen deputy fire chiefs have signed a letter expressing "no confidence" in Boston (MA) Fire Chief Steve...
Code Officials Keep You Safe Where You Live, Work and Play To recognize the important work code officials are charged with, week two of the International Code Council’s Buildin...
Ram Air Introduces Rinse Station and Staging Accessory Ram Air Gear Dryer, a manufacturer of gear dryers made exclusively for drying personal protective equipment, recently...
FEMA Announces 2012 Community Resilience Innovation Challenge Recipients Today, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is pleased to announce the selection of 30 recipients to receiv...
Firefighting Technology Roundup: Bioterror Detection, Heat-Monitoring Sensor, and More Mary Jane Dittmar reviews some new technologies that may assist firefighters, including a method for detecting bioter...
Boston Fire Department Office Evacuated After Suspicious Powder Found The Boston Fire Department's fire prevention division's downtown office was closed for the rest of the day after bein...
Canadian Defence Review Honors Pelican Products Canada Pelican Products Canada, in the design and manufacture of high-performance protective case solutions and advanced por...
Mexico Tanker Truck Crashes and Explodes, Killing at Least 18
Federal Government Released National Planning Frameworks The Federal Government and its partners today released three of five National Planning Frameworks.
Countdown to the 2013 Hurricane Season Begins With just one month until the official start of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season on June 1, the Federal Emergency M...
Conflagration in Breezy Point Queens Superstorm Sandy illustrates the full spectrum of Fire Department of New York (FDNY) preparedness and response capabi...
Officials: West Texas Firefighters Were Trained and Prepared West (TX) Mayor Tommy Muska said the firefighters were trained to handle the plant explosion
Ethanol Safety Seminars Coming to Ohio The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway will co-host two Ethanol Safety Seminars i...
FoxFury to Unveil New Product at FDIC 2013 FoxFury Lighting Solutions will exhibit its LED fire helmet lights, portable scene lights and right angle firefighter...

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SURVIVAL ZONE

NJ Firefighter Hospitalized in Residential Fire

A firefighter has been released from the hospital after he was injured in a two-alarm fire Sunday at a two-and-a-half-story residence in Washington Township, New Jersey.

SUBURBAN FIREFIGHTING

Realistic Firefighter Training: "Do It" Drills

How do you conduct drills that will help train firefighters with various levels of skill and experience? Jerry Knapp describes proposes "Do It" drills, a training evolution that comprises a full-scale response to a simulated incident, as one solution.

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First Due Battalion Chief

First-Due Battalion Chief: Information Is Vital

When it comes to firefighting in modern buildings, building construction information can go a long way toward keeping firefighters safe, Dan Sheridan writes.

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From the Jumpseat

From the Jumpseat: The Safety/Identity Conflict

Do 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

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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Engine

IL Fire Photographer Releases Book Featuring More Than 50 Fire Departments

Northern Illinois Fire Ground Photography by Tim Olk, fire photographer and frequent Fire Engineering contributor, features hundreds of photos in a hardbound coffee table-style book

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Industrial Firefighting

Two Injured in West Virginia Gas Plant Explosions

Two workers were injured when highly flammable gas used in welding exploded at a West Virginia industrial site

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RIT

The RAP

The Rite Rescue Systems RAP (Remove and Protect) was invented by three firefighters who realized that not one piece of equipment on the market was designed to transport an unconscious firefighter.

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Structural Firefighting

NJ Firefighter Hospitalized in Residential Fire

A firefighter has been released from the hospital after he was injured in a two-alarm fire Sunday at a two-and-a-half-story residence in Washington Township, New Jersey.

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Wildland Firefighting

CA Inmate Firefighter Program at Risk

A 2011 California state law aimed at reducing the prison population has also reduced the number of low-level offenders eligible to work as wildland firefighters in the state's inmate fire camps.

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HAZMAT

Rescued Dogs Search for Tornado Survivors

Winds of up to 200 mph hammered the town of Granbury (TX). After searching over a hundred homes, baseball fields, parks and debris piles this morning, SDF Search Teams Keri Grant and Tucker and Laurel Pitman and Sonic were demobilized and returned home for some well-deserved rest.