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Eight Hurt in Elevator Shaft Fire at San Francisco Construction Site

Seven construction workers and one firefighter suffered minor injuries after a fire broke out at a building under con...

IN Firefighters Battle Large Fire at Recycling Plant

Eight fire department responded to a large fire Saturday on the outskirts of Indianapolis that forced the evacuation ...

Patrons Injured When Crowded FL Restaurant Deck Collapses

About two dozen people were injured when a crowded restaurant deck collapsed last night near Miami, Florida.

Award-Winning BURN Heats Up Blu-Ray™, DVD and Digital on June 18

Fueled by seemingly limitless adrenalin and a tireless resolve to save the city they love, the lives of the heroic me...

Nozzle Selection: Are We Defeating the Enemy?

Firefighters must be ready for battle with effective hoseline and nozzle selection to ensure adequate flow rates to o...

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Two OH Firefighters Hurt at Residential Fire

One firefighter was shocked and another was injured in fall at a residential fire early Sunday in Chillicothe, Ohio.

SUBURBAN FIREFIGHTING

Lessons Learned at FDIC 2013

Jerry Knapp discusses how some information he got at FDIC 2013 came in handy at a recent house fire he went to.

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.

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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Safety ADHPD (Attention Deficit Hyper Photography Disorder)

Ray McCormack comments on armchair critics of fireground photos posted on the Web and everything they're missing.

Industrial Firefighting

FoxFury to Display Area Lights and Intrinsically Safe Headlamps at ASSE SAFETY 2013 Show

FoxFury Lighting Solutions will exhibit its intrinsically safe lights and portable scene lights at the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) SAFETY 2013 Show for the first time.

RIT

Do We Really Do RIT Justice?

The best thing that we can do in memory of our fallen brothers and sisters is teach others from their incidents. Stuart Grant and Bret Stidham discuss an intensive training program for rapid intervention developed by Dallas (TX) Fire-Rescue.

Structural Firefighting

Eight Hurt in Elevator Shaft Fire at San Francisco Construction Site

Seven construction workers and one firefighter suffered minor injuries after a fire broke out at a building under construction at San Francisco General Hospital

Wildland Firefighting

Mariposa (CA) Fire Evacuation Order Lifted

Hundreds of Mariposa County (CA) residents are returning to their Sierra Nevada foothill homes now that firefighters have stopped the forward progress of the 1,600-acre Carstens Fire burning about 35 miles west of Yosemite

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FoxFury to Display Area Lights and Intrinsically Safe Headlamps at ASSE SAFETY 2013 Show

FoxFury Lighting Solutions will exhibit its intrinsically safe lights and portable scene lights at the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) SAFETY 2013 Show for the first time.

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Mariposa (CA) Fire Evacuation Order Lifted

June 19, 2013 Hundreds of Mariposa County (CA) residents are returning to their Sierra Nevada foothill homes now that firefighters ...

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