The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a compliance directive to ensure uniform procedures when conducting inspections to identify and minimize or eliminate high to very high risk occupational exposures to the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus.

The International Code Council and the National Volunteer Fire Council will work together to improve firefighter safety through building and fire prevention codes, cooperative work on joint grant applications, federal legislation and other partnership opportunities.

Sometimes additional objects carried into the pump from a hydrant that interfere with operations. This week's report of the week deals with problems with pump operations.

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) announced that it will be conducting a full investigation of the October 23, 2009 explosion and fire at Caribbean Petroleum Refining near San Juan, Puerto Rico.

U.S. firefighters responded to roughly 1,300 home fires involving cooking equipment on Thanksgiving in 2007, roughly three times the daily average of cooking fires, according to the National Fire Protection Association.

The Firefighters Support Foundation’s newest free training program is a three-video set on three topics of mental health for first responders.

Pranks are as much a part of the fire service culture just like the tradition of service to others. Innocent fun and good natured jabs are great stress relievers and considered rites of camaraderie. However, when the humor exceeds innocence the results are property loss, lost time from work, and, in extreme cases career ending injuries.

Read about the results of the International Code Council elections held during its annual conference this month in Baltimore.

District Chief Dave Connor of the Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services in Canada answers two common questions he hears about universal health care.

This week's report places emphasis on the importance of always considering carbon monoxide (CO) as a threat, especially during the fall when heating systems are once again placed into service

This week's near-miss focuses on the benefit of being tuned in to your instincts as opposed to being zeroed in on a task.

Help get HR 847 on the floor of the House of Representatives and passed by Thanksgiving. Sign this online petition and contact your local Congressional representatives.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommends that all fire departments operating fire apparatus equipped with automatic slack adjusters immediately take action to reduce the risk of firefighters being injured in an apparatus crash because of brake failure.

There has been resistance from firefighters as well as other health care providers receiving the first wave of immunization protection. This article is meant to cut through the controversy so firefighters can make the right choice for themselves, their families, and their patients.

Home fire sprinklers can be integrated with local water supply systems with ease according to a new study - Integration of Residential Sprinklers with Water Supply Systems - released by the National Fire Protection Association.

Have you experienced an increase in arson and vacant structure fires in the last two years? This week's report focused on a near-miss at a seemingly vacant home.

On November 1, Energizer and the International Association of Fire Chiefs are teaming up on the Change Your Clock Change Your Battery program to remind families of a simple task that could make the difference in surviving a home fire.

Usually, reserve apparatus does not have the same arrangement of clamps, mounting brackets, or the same cubic inches of compartment space as the frontline rig, so a certain amount of ingenuity is required to get frontline equipment on the reserve rig.  Read this week's featured near-miss report.

The nonprofit Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition, Prince George’s County (MD) Fire/EMS Department, Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute and the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office conducted a live fire and sprinkler burn demonstration to release a new study that analyzed Prince George’s County’s experience with its single-family dwelling fire sprinkler ordinance over the 15-year period of 1992-2007.