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EDMONTON, Canada — A device inspired by a hair clip that clamps down on traumatic bleeding has won a prestigious award. The iTClamp earned Dr. Dennis Filips an EMS World 2012 ...
Done right, forced entry is a thing of beauty; done wrong and it can endanger the entire fire operation. ...
By Henry S. Magaña You are dispatched to a fire in a commercial structure, which you know to be a one-story strip mall with a lightweight truss roof. The first-arriving ...
Remember, make your tool selection judiciously; it is not an on-the-fly decision. Make your tool choice based on what your tasks might be, what you train with and what unexpected ...
Locking pliers can be used in a number of different ways on the fireground. With the simple eye-bolt modification and a creative mind, this tool is tremendously useful to have on ...
There are a number of different personal tools that can be carried in your pocket to make your job easier. Tools such as shove knives, screwdrivers, and various types of cutters ...
By Edward C. Fennell The Post and Courier KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Emergency workers won't soon forget the scene: A small boy dangling upside down from the second floor of an ...
CLARK COUNTY, Wash. — Firefighters are seen using the Jaws of Life to free a baby deer trapped under rocks and boulders in video posted online Monday.Residents at a house in ...
SANTA FE, N.M. — Video footage shows a drunk driver flooring the gas pedal to evade police — but going nowhere, thanks to firefighters. Firefighters in New Mexico ...
I know firefighters that have been on the job for more than 30 years and have never made a "grab." The opportunity just never presented itself. This is a good thing for the ...
A firefighter in Spokane, Wash., has invented what may be the largest pocketknife you've ever seen. Tom Horne calls his product the "Jake Knife," and it's more machete than ...
The first step in a career in firefighting is to find out what the requirements are to be a firefighter in the location where you plan to be employed. The requirements to be a ...
By John Pirro The News-TimesDANBURY, Conn. — It rips through drywall, plaster and lathe, uncovering the fire source hidden behind a wall or above a ceiling. It can slip a ...
Firefighters may have to work over the holidays, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't spread a little cheer around the firehouse. Get your friends and colleagues one of these great ...
By Erin Hicks FireRescue1 StaffPelican Products showed off two of their newest products at Fire-Rescue International in Chicago. Introduced to the market four months ago, the 9410 ...
The Vallejo Times HeraldVALLEJO, Calif. — A 3-year-old Vallejo boy hung on too long to a moving security fence Tuesday evening, and suffered injuries after getting stuck ...
By Scott M. Bruner FireRescue1 Product Editor Honeywell First Responder Gear, known for their Morning Pride line of turnout gear, had a number of products debut at FDIC in ...
By Bill Bird The Naperville Sun via The Chicago Sun TimesNAPERVILLE, Ill. — Everybody's heard of the firefighters who rescued the cat from the tree.This is the story of the ...
By Scott M. Bruner Fire Rescue1 Product EditorGroves, Inc. has released a pair of new products in their Ready Rack line of storage equipment designed to provide versatility, and a ...
By Darrell R. Santschi The Press EnterpriseSAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. — Two years ago this month, Wrightwood firefighter Earl Meredith joined in the grim search for one of ...