Engine | Industrial | RIT | Structural | Wildland | Hazmat
National Fire Protection Association Announces Firewise Photo Contest
The National Fire Protection Association's Firewise® Communities Program announces its first Firewise Calendar Photo ...
|
|
Off-Duty Firefighter Helped FL Crash Victims
As a firefighter with the Orange County (FL) Fire Rescue, Lucas Sloan is trained to jump into action during an emerge...
|
|
New Scientific Discovery Sheds Light on Catastrophic Bushfire Behaviour
A new form of bushfire behaviour has been identified by a team of researchers from UNSW Canberra, the ACT Emergency S...
|
|
FL Crashes Kill 10
As many as 10 people were killed and 18 injured overnight in pileups on a highway in Florida because of fog and smoke...
|
|
Abundance of Firefighter Overtime Hurting CA Management Ranks
Some line firefighters in California make so much in overtime work that departments are having difficulty filling man...
|
|
Historic Tree Catches Fire, Collapses in FLhistoric tree caught fire, burned, and collapsed in Seminole County in central Florida. |
|
Firefighters Angry at Congressional Wildfire Office Pool
Veteran staffers on the House and Senate energy and appropriations committees reportedly ran an office pool in which ...
|
|
Program Would Teach Emergency Responders to Treat Backcountry Medical Problems
The University of Utah is partnering with the University of Colorado, International Society of Mountain Medicine (ISM...
|
|
Texas Alliance of Prescribed Burn Association Formed to Combat Wildfires
The Texas A&M Institute of Renewable Natural Resources, Texas AgriLife Research and the Texas AgriLife Extension ...
|
|
Canadian Officials Keep Close Eye on Wildfire Conditions
Officials in Alberta, Canada are carefully watching the wildfire situation as high winds and dry conditions could be ...
|
|
Leadership Changes for the International Association of Wildland Fire
By unanimous decision, the International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF) Board selected Dan W. Bailey of Stevensv...
|
|
Six Firefighters Killed in Chile Wildfire
Six Chilean firefighters were killed in a wildfire in the South American country that authorities say may have been s...
|
|
MT Wildfires Force Evacuations
Two wind-fueled wildland fires on Montana's Blackfeet Reservation forced hundreds to flee and destroyed several struc...
|
|
Brauer Promoted at Illinois Fire Service Institute
The Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI) announces that Brian R. Brauer has been promoted to Associate Director for...
|
|
Congress Passes FY 2012 Appropriations, Cuts Emergency Responder Grants
The House and Senate have passed FY 2012 appropriations legislation funding several federal agencies including the De...
|
|
23rd Spanish Firefighters Congress a Great Success
George Potter reviews the presentations and training programs at the 23rd National Spanish Firefighters Congress.
|
|
Confusion Cited in Draft Report on Deadly Station Fire (CA)
A draft report cites conflicting accounts of why an air tanker was not summoned in the early hours of the devastating...
|
|
Forest Service Chief Signs Record of Decision for Aerial Fire Retardant Application
U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell signed Tuesday a record of decision establishing new direction for the use of f...
|
|
University of North Alabama to Offer Wildland Firefighter Training
The University of North Alabama Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation and the Natchez Trace Parkway...
|
|
Motorola Solutions Assists with Wildfire Relief Efforts in Bastrop County (TX) with Communications Solution Donation
Motorola Solutions will assist the Heart of Pines (TX) Volunteer Fire Department with a donation of 22 APX7000XE radi...
|
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.
|
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. |
