Safety
The FireRescue1 safety resource section features fire incident news; tips for how to stay safe on scene and on the roadways; lessons learned from major incidents; videos and podcasts that highlight safety-related topics, such as fireground hazards, mayday incidents, patient interactions and hazmat exposure; the impact of leadership on safety; behavioral health issues; plus analysis from major events.
What if you could detect airborne chemical threats without ever setting foot in the hot zone?
Amid a whiplash of staffing changes, several NIOSH employees received a notice labeled “Recession of Previous Notice of Reduction in Force”
Outlining the roles of firefighter, driver and officer and the tasks to prioritize
Marion County 911 and the Hannibal public school district are teaming up to access any of the security cameras in operation throughout the school district
Remove the potential for the building occupant to injure firefighters during a ladder rescue
Thanks to firefighter Robby Brannon’s widow, his department now requires full body scans during yearly physicals and will receive decontamination cleaning products
Fire response to the opioid crisis is evolving to meet the demands, requiring additional training and protective gear
Lt. Chris Olson reminded people on Facebook about the Ohio state law and the dangers of not giving responders room to do their job
Training, PPE and scene assessment will minimize the risks of opioid exposure to fire and EMS responders
Chicago Fire Department Lt. Leonard Johnson was charged with misdemeanor battery after allegedly having an on-duty altercation with a colleague
“Swarm drones” can navigate themselves and coordinate with each other, making them potentially useful for high-level rescue missions and more
Zac Santiago was attacked after confronting the teens about using drugs on an abandoned property
The Fire Safety House is used to provide first-hand training to students about what to do if a fire breaks out
Aodhan O’Ferrell is cycling “from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean” to raise awareness about “move over” laws after being hit on the highway five years ago
Pregnancy should not require female firefighters to abandon their careers, pay and benefits in exchange for the safety of their baby
The tires’ steel wheels are so hot that firefighters can’t cool them and extinguish the blaze, which likely will continue emitting toxic smoke for the next week
Trout Run Fire Chief Bob Whitford said the firefighter, who asked not to be named, “ended up getting run over by the vehicle that she was in”
Officials said the town will rely on mutual aid until the personal protective equipment is brought into compliance with national standards
The firefighter was airlifted to the hospital from a field fire scene after the truck “ran right over her legs,” according to a colleague
The Bayonne Fire Department is the first in the state to equip every firefighter with the technology and “speed up the search for any trapped victims”
Truck company firefighters need to understand roof construction and how it reacts to fire
Officials said 11-year veteran EMT Colette Palmer allegedly hit the employee after getting into an argument
Terrence Skeen was charged with misdemeanor battery and assault after allegedly spitting on a 3-year-old and calling him a racial slur at Hooters
Police believe there was an altercation in the area just before the shooting that was not related to the ambulance’s presence in the area
Niles Fire Department firefighters are temporarily staying at a nearby senior center after crews nicknamed their living quarters “the swamp”
The kits, which include a tourniquet, medical gloves, bandages, tape, scissors and gauze are named after Jacob Hall, who was killed in a school shooting
Potential NFPA revisions propose more frequent cleaning of any firefighter gear worn at an active fire
Are you exposing yourself, your crew and even your family to carcinogens by the way you remove your firefighter gear?
An incident involving a recruit raises questions about the necessity of safety lines at every stage of training
County leaders across the board say they’d rather send too many warning messages than too few during future incidents
Florence Fire Station Two only has a brush truck and the closest ladder truck is over three miles away
The floor of the second story bathroom was completely burned through when crews arrived on scene
The firefighter was struck while responding to an incident on the highway during a storm