Axell Wireless, the worldwide leader in public safety coverage solutions, today announced enhancements to its CSR438 -- the market leading digital band selective TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) repeater.

A 6-year-old Alabama child received severe burns after coming into contact with a transformer in a public sports complex late last month.

During a large scale teambuilding session on March 24th 2012, the Mechelen F&R Service and other emergency response services within the safety region of Rivierenland (Belgium) used the virtual RescueSim platform for their incident response training.

The Microtherm heat stress monitor displays in real-time the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) index, the internationally recognized method of calculating heat stress.

SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced the availability of the SAP Situation Awareness rapid-deployment solution for public sector with SAP HANA.

A recent online article took a close look at safety issues in the 2007 Deutsche Bank fire in Lower Manhattan that killed two Fire Department of New York (FDNY) firefighters.

In an advisory bulletin issued today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration reminded gas pipeline facilities to preserve and verify records related to maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) and informed hazardous liquid operators that they should adhere to the same standards for maximum operating pressure (MOP).

Between 1999 and 2004 an average of 49 bus and coach fires were reported each year in Norway, and 122 per year in Sweden. However, it can be assumed that the actual number of fires is considerably higher than this, as a large number of fires are not reported.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has named Cathy Prudhomme associate project manager of its Firewise Communities Program. Based in the NFPA’s field office in Denver, Prudhomme will manage Firewise and wildland fire youth education programs, developing materials and products that address children as young as preschool all the way to college students.

Ray McCormack explains how the typical legal and law enforcement phrases "A Rush to Judgment" and "A Person of Interest" can apply to firefighting tactics.

As someone who has been a constant volunteer, paramedic platoon chief Jeffrey Hutchins, of Montoursville, Penn., has recently reaped an educational reward as the winner of a Learning Partner Scholarship presented by Columbia Southern University.

Many EMS providers may feel that the back of the unit is their "safe haven" when in fact it could be the most dangerous place to work. Read this week's featured firefighter near-miss report.

Cell phones are not toys. Take out the battery!  The Longmont (CO) police, fire, and 9-1-1 Emergency Communication Center are enlisting the help of the community to remove batteries from old cell phones before giving them to children as toys

The Draeger X-act 5000 automatic tube pump is the first all-in-one solution for Draeger short-term tube measurements, sampling tubes, and simultaneous tube systems.

The National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) Electric Vehicle Safety Training project is providing firefighters and first responders with the information and materials necessary to respond to emergency situations involving electric vehicles.

eDispatches' PHONE APPS for Android and iPhone allow recipients to have their smart phone operate similar to a voice pager with stored voice.

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.