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<title>How stories make firefighting safer</title>
<author><![CDATA[Tom LaBelle]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/firefighter-safety/articles/1460929-How-stories-make-firefighting-safer/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Stories of success and failure add context to the tactical skills and research data of fire suppression.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:04:48 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>PPE size and fit: A safety issue</title>
<author><![CDATA[Jeffrey O. and Grace G. Stull]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/firefighter-safety/articles/1460919-PPE-size-and-fit-A-safety-issue/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[In order to work properly, PPE has to fit; here are the reasons why and how to ensure a good fit.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:55:42 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Headless running robot cat could aid in rescue research</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/rescue/articles/1460895-Headless-running-robot-cat-could-aid-in-rescue-research/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Los Angeles Times SWITZERLAND &mdash; Here&#39;s a cat that will do more whirring than purring: a robotic cheetah cub designed to trot at the fastest clip of any legged machine in its class. The mechanical running feline, described in the International Journal of Robotics Research, could help blaze a trail for engineers designing fast and agile rescue robots. The headless, four-legged robot is about ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:51:30 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>City to commemorate loss of 9 Charleston firefighters</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-attack/articles/1460842-City-to-commemorate-loss-of-9-Charleston-firefighters/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Post &amp; Courier CARLESTON, S.C. &mdash; Six years ago Tuesday, nine Charleston firefighters went to their deaths when a rolling inferno trapped them inside a massive furniture outlet in West Ashley. As they have every year since, city officials, firefighters, families of the fallen and community members will gather on the site of the Sofa Super Store blaze to mark the somber anniversary. A remembrance ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:31:26 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Historical Pa. firehouse could be on the line</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-department-management/articles/1460832-Historical-Pa-firehouse-could-be-on-the-line/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA, Pa. &mdash; Engine 46, a distinctive and familiar 19th-century firehouse that survived the construction of I-95 through South Philadelphia&#39;s Pennsport neighborhood and the subsequent deindustrialization of the Delaware waterfront, is now in danger of demolition by a New York real estate developer. Members of the Pennsport Civic Association say they learned ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:22:04 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Calif. grand jury bashes fire district for wasting money</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-department-management/articles/1460827-Calif-grand-jury-bashes-fire-district-for-wasting-money/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Sacramento Bee NEWCASTLE, Calif. &mdash; Former board members of the Newcastle Fire Protection District wasted taxpayer money by neglecting repairs at a damaged fire station, resulting in needless spending on temporary housing for firefighters and on a costly special election, according to the Placer County grand jury. But a former fire district board member countered Monday that the station remains ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:01:25 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>NC fire truck burns in wheat field arson rire</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-apparatus/articles/1460826-NC-fire-truck-burns-in-wheat-field-arson-rire/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Robesonian PEMBROKE, N.C. &mdash; The Sheriff&rsquo;s Office is investigating two unrelated arsons, one that occurred Sunday and the other earlier this month. In one of the incidents, a fire truck was destroyed. According to Lt. Brian Duckworth, a fire investigator with the Robeson County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office, a brush truck from the Pembroke Rural Fire Department caught on fire while it was being ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:59:06 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Unattended grease pot burns SC fire station</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-department-management/articles/1460824-Unattended-grease-pot-burns-SC-fire-station/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The State COLUMBIA, S.C. &mdash; Columbia fire chief Aubrey Jenkins said Tuesday he has reached no decision on whether to discipline the firefighter who left an unattended pot of grease on a fire station stove Monday night, causing $20,000 worth of damage. &quot;I&rsquo;m sure he&rsquo;s embarrassed and won&rsquo;t do it again,&quot; said Jenkins, who didn&rsquo;t identify the firefighter. Jenkins said ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:54:09 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Town officials close entire fire department after sex assault arrest</title>
<author><![CDATA[FireRescue1 Staff]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/volunteer/articles/1460823-Town-officials-close-entire-fire-department-after-sex-assault-arrest/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Residents accused officials of disrespecting loyal, dedicated volunteers and questioned why they would shut over an isolated incident]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:49:44 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>New law removes liability for responding volunteer firefighters</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/volunteer/articles/1460815-New-law-removes-liability-for-responding-volunteer-firefighters/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[WAFB ASCENSION PARISH, La. &mdash; Volunteer firefighters provide protection in what can be a matter of life and death, but they can be subject to legal nightmares in many cases. Now, help for them will soon be on the way. Fire District 1 in Ascension Parish is one of many districts in Louisiana consisting primarily of volunteer firefighters. &quot;Six departments in my district with about 200 volunteers,&quot; ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:14:43 UTC</pubDate>

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