The Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies (iCERT) announced that TriTech Software Systems has become the Industry Council's newest board level, executive committee member company.

On this Workers’ Memorial Day 2012, I would like to take the opportunity to look back and remember those who have lost their lives and suffered serious injuries on the job this past year.

Bloodborne Pathogens is the first title in the new three-part series, Infection Control & Prevention, by Action Training Systems. This is a high-quality, competency-based multimedia program to educate emergency responders on how to identify risks associated with bloodborne pathogens, engineering controls and safe work practices to prevent or minimize their exposure and what to do if an exposure occurs.

Safe communities don’t happen by chance. Safe communities are the result of dedicated professionals who use codes and standards, science, and years of experience and learning to ensure public safety in the buildings where people live, work, learn and play.

William Hicks is the recipient of the 2012 FDIC Volunteer Service Award. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Safety, Security & Emergency Management at Eastern Kentucky University and has worked for FDIC for 14 years. He is also chief of the Whitehall (KY) Volunteer Fire Department.

Massachusetts has become the second state to unveil a new license plate for hybrids and electric vehicles, a move that aligns with the goals with the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) Electric Vehicle Safety Project.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Have you ever fallen into a trap where you think someone else has already performed critical safety measures on an incident? Read this week's featured firefighter near-miss report about an incident where something like that occurred.

The KME 2012 FDIC display will feature an all new 123' AerialCatTM rearmount ladder being delivered to the Westfield, Indiana Fire Department. The device has an unrestricted 500lb wet/dry tip load and a 1500gpm waterway. It also brings all of the "fire service best" features found in KME's 79' and 109' ladders introduced last year.

Ray McCormack offers three words that describe a firefighter's battle posture with no dangling apologies.

CentreLearn, a provider of online learning for EMS and fire agencies, announced that it has added Michael Rosbach to its sales team.

An Illinois Congresswoman, an Idaho State Senator and the Mayor of Cheyenne, Wyo., are the 2012 recipients of Elected Official of the Year Awards conferred by the International Code Council. The award recognizes commitments and contributions to building safety.

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today released a new safety video detailing a fatal 2010 hot work accident that occurred at the DuPont facility near Buffalo, New York.  

Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announces its IP (Internet Protocol) and cellular fire alarm communicator has been found to be compliant with GSA (Government Services Administration) security policies following an extensive evaluation by its PBS (Public Building Service) IT Security Team. This assessment authorizes the use of Honeywell's  IPGSM-DP communicator on the IT networks of U.S. Federal Government facilities.

In a draft report released today at a news conference in Buffalo, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) determined that an explosion that killed one and injured another contract welder on November 9, 2010, was caused by the ignition of flammable vinyl fluoride inside a large process tank, a hazard which had been overlooked by DuPont engineers.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) today kicked off a new program to help fire departments fund the purchase of life-saving fire safety educational materials.