International Firefighting
The international firefighting resource page covers news and training information about international fire and emergency medical departments, with a focus on major incidents and lessons learned and what the U.S. fire service can learn from increased networking and collaboration.
Three firefighters and two police officers received life-threatening injuries in the blast, police said. Four firefighters were seriously injured and 22 police officers suffered minor injuries
Researchers around the world are independently working to solve the challenges firefighters face with electric vehicle fires, so why aren’t we sharing our findings?
More than two dozen injured men were transported to hospitals in “delicate-serious condition,” said the National Immigration Institute in Ciudad Juarez
The woman had been perched on a gently swaying large pulley device for at least four hours and was clinging to a steel cable
An equal opportunity recruitment policy was introduced after the department found that there were six female firefighters among 300 males
An epidemiologist leading the study said crews may develop bigger issues as time goes on
About three dozen firefighting vehicles rushed to the scene; nearby houses were blackened by smoke
A member of the First Nation department had to boost the battery and left the rig running to charge
Officials said the collapse of two floors of the building might have been caused by a gas explosion
Officials described the fire as an “accident” that started in a parking level of the building
The report found that drones rescued at least 59 people from life-threatening danger
The nationwide survey polled 3,200 male and 800 female firefighters; 28 percent of women experienced sexual harassment in the workplace last year
The boy fell from the cliff while playing with two other boys
The woman was hanging out of a sixth-floor window when she lost her grip and fell
Officials said 40 other people were injured, including two who were in serious condition
Thuong said he converted his Vespa into a fire vehicle to help respond to fires faster and reach difficult areas
The depot holds large-caliber artillery rounds; there was no immediate word on casualties
Andy Adams was severely injured when a wall collapsed on top of him during a fire last year
Authorities said they were treating the attacks as a terrorist incident
The suspected thief was stuck in a hole he made with a hammer in a shop window
Firefighter Choi Kil-soo shielded residents from the flames as they jumped from the third floor of a burning building
Holding public and private entities responsible for PTSD is a major step toward preventing it
The fire appeared to have started in one of the girls’ living areas and spread to another dormitory
The ruling qualifies Ernie Dombrowski’s widow to receive $3,000 a month in survivor’s benefits
Dany Cotton shared her views on women in firefighting and the importance of challenging the stereotype that the service is for macho men
Alvaro Jimenez Gonzalez was trying to turn off an inappropriate film when he lost his footing and fell to the ground
The helicopter crashed during a training flight; the cause of the crash is under investigation
Six Nations Chief Matthew Miller is keeping his civilians safe while others see skyrocketing fire deaths; he aims to help those departments
Two people were taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries after jumping out of a second-floor window
Kevin Davison and Doug Folkins said the song aims to raise awareness and help other responders dealing with mental health issues
Police and paramedics rushed to the crash site, where firefighters doused the flames
Firefighter Ricardo Catalan was wearing PPE when he came into contact with a live electrical wire
A helicopter pilot who was a decorated soldier died in a crash while fighting the blaze