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.
Nearly 100 Los Angeles County firefighters and structural engineers and a half-dozen specially trained dogs were sent to Turkey to help with rescue efforts
The charter boat captain is asking a federal judge to clear him of all liability as investigations continue
From locally, to Ecuador and Ukraine, EMS and fire organizations stepped up to make a difference both at home and internationally
The flare at SUM Hospital began near the dialysis ward and quickly spread to others floors
The firefighters were killed while battling a Sept. 28 fire when a boiler exploded and the building collapsed
The Mi-8 helicopter went down during a training mission late Wednesday, killing the chief of a Russian aviation center
The fire trucks remained unused for 10 years due to a dispute over corruption allegations involving a 50 percent hike in the purchase price
The roof of the plastics warehouse collapsed while they were trying to extinguish the blaze
The chief was rushed to the hospital, where he was treated and later released; an investigation is underway
Experience the violence and destruction in Syria through the eyes and voices of volunteer first responders who rush in to search for victims in the rubble
“The White Helmets” follows three volunteer rescue workers putting everything on the line to save Syrians
The new evidence-based firefighting curriculum will be incorporated into training certification standards and adopted by all fire services in Canada
Authorities said more than 300 firefighters with 65 vehicles were deployed to the wildfire
Doctors will be able to see a live feed of patients to provide better medical direction
Firefighters climbed through the woman’s window and delivered her birthday cake
Since the Wednesday earthquake, firefighters and rescue crews used sniffer dogs around the hard-hit areas in central Italy
Rescue teams dug through the crumbled buildings with bulldozers and their bare hands in search of survivors
Officials said 1,200 firefighters are battling the blazes at the various sites, and planes are used to dump water from the skies to put out the flame
Over 4,400 firefighters have been dispatched to wildfires in the middle of a national drought
Officials said sound-insulating material on the basement’s walls quickly ignited and party guests had no time to escape from the basement
Over 160 firefighters responded to the music festival parking lot blaze in Portugal
At one point after coming to a stop, part of the plane exploded into a bright orange fireball
Fire officials say a stabbing rampage at a home for mentally disabled left 19 dead and 25 wounded
Chinese officials say the plane is nearly as big as a Boeing 737 and comes in at 121 feet long with 128-foot wingspan
A 4,410-acre site due for demolition has been leased to firefighters for training purposes
Fire chief: “There was not enough time for them to escape”
The death of Patrick Pidgeon is the first workplace fatality of an Ontario firefighter since 2011
No group has claimed responsibility, but French officials are calling the attack an act of terrorism
Two four-car trains collided head on in Italy, killing at least 22 and injuring many others
Volunteer firefighter Donna Noble’s life was shattered when her only child was killed in a school bus crash; now she focuses on relieving other’s suffering
All crew members were killed in the crash; rescue teams have decoded the plane’s black box
About 500 rescue workers were deployed to search for the crew, but there was no immediate information on their fate
Officials said the crew hadn’t reported any problems before disappearing.
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