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Firefighter Becomes Trapped in Chicago Elevator Rescue

A firefighter became temporarily trapped when trying to rescue a victim from a Chicago (IL) high-rise elevator Sunday...

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...

MS House Fire Kills Three Children

A mobile home fire killed three young children Sunday morning in Neshoba County, Mississippi.

Indianapolis (IN) Firefighters Respond to House Fire

Indianapolis (IN) firefighters arrived at a recent fire scene to find a single-family dwelling well involved on the f...

Officials Say Fire Safety Updates Needed for Chicago High-Rises

Officials from Chicago, Illinois, are looking to expedite fire safety updates for high-rise buildings in the city, ac...

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SURVIVAL ZONE

Fire Training Drill: The Survival Essentials - Do Not Enter

The 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.

SUBURBAN FIREFIGHTING

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

Routine Emergencies: Firefighter Response to Natural Gas Leaks

Dan Sheridan has some suggestions about how to keep firefighters safe when responding to natural gas leaks.

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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Inside a Budget Fight: It Never Ends, and Nobody Wins

What 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.

Industrial Firefighting

CSB Statement on Four Year Anniversary of the Catastrophic Imperial Sugar Explosion

Tuesday, 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.

RIT

National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System: Mayday, RIT Preparedness, Floor Collapse

Maintaing 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.

Structural Firefighting

Firefighter Becomes Trapped in Chicago Elevator Rescue

A firefighter became temporarily trapped when trying to rescue a victim from a Chicago (IL) high-rise elevator Sunday night.

Wildland Firefighting

National Fire Protection Association Announces Firewise Photo Contest

The 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.

HAZMAT

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 clandestine laboratories that have become the most dangerous to emergency responders in today's times, writes Tim Hadlock.

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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...
Imaging the Tube

Firefighting Engine Company Operations: Elephant Hunting with a BB Gun?

Big fires require as big a water flow as you can produce to extinguish, writes Paul Shapiro, and for firefightin... Read More

 

Imaging the Tube

2 Girls Die in Detroit (MI) House Fire

Two girls were killed early Wednesday in a suspicious house fire in Detroit, Michigan, after they reportedly refused ... Read More

 

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