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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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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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Preplanning to Address Cultural Diversity
DispatchING to an investigation, the telecommunicator advised responding units, "Not sure what you will find….
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Job Opening: Fire Program Specialist
This is a Job Announcement for a Fire Program Specialist, GS-0301-13, located in the National Fire Programs Division,...
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IAFC Honors Roe for Heroic Actions
The EMS Section of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) honored U.S. Representative Phil Roe...
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Fire Training Drill: The Survival Essentials - Do Not EnterThe third drill in this series offers a chance to discuss conditions that would be present at a fire scene that would halt a firefighters from making an interior or offensive attack. |
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. |
Routine Emergencies: Firefighter Response to Natural Gas LeaksDan Sheridan has some suggestions about how to keep firefighters safe when responding to natural gas leaks. |
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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Inside a Budget Fight: It Never Ends, and Nobody WinsWhat does it take to save an engine company slated to close because of a proposed budget cut? Scott Joerger concludes his series on how he and other firefighters battled to save their company. |
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. |
National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System: Mayday, RIT Preparedness, Floor CollapseMaintaing a rapid intervention team on hand during the final phase of fire extinguishment can save a firefighter's life, as demonstrated in this week's featured firefighter near-miss report. |
Firefighter Becomes Trapped in Chicago Elevator RescueA firefighter became temporarily trapped when trying to rescue a victim from a Chicago (IL) high-rise elevator Sunday night. |
National Fire Protection Association Announces Firewise Photo ContestThe National Fire Protection Association's Firewise® Communities Program announces its first Firewise Calendar Photo Contest and invites photo enthusiasts to submit their favorite, original photographs of Firewise plants in their natural habitat. Winning entries will be displayed in the 2013 Firewise calendar. The contest runs from February 3, 2012 through March 16, 2012. |
Clandestine Drug Labs Present Hidden Dangers for FirefightersFirefighters and emergency responders face new dangers every day of their career, but it is the obscured dangers of clandestine laboratories that have become the most dangerous to emergency responders in today's times, writes Tim Hadlock. |
Firefighter Becomes Trapped in Chicago Elevator Rescue
February 6, 2012
A firefighter became temporarily trapped when trying to rescue a victim from a Chicago (IL) high-rise elevator Sunday...
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