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.
Report identifies preventable failures in communication, planning, execution and leadership on and before July 13 incident
Without routine inspections and incident preplanning, crews are responding to an information black hole
The Roswell and Allentown departments will receive the Senator Paul S. Sarbanes Fire Service Safety Leadership Award at the 35th Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner
The firefighters were hospitalized for heat-related stress injuries Saturday
The department is pursuing a $3K grant that would buy 15 vests
Battalion Chief Mark Burns suffered severe smoke inhalation after battling a blaze, leaving his lungs destroyed
As part of the new labor contract signed in 2015, firefighters must undergo a physical exam every two years and will be screened for medical conditions
Six businesses and several cars were torched; one shooting victim was extricated in an armored vehicle
Four firefighters suffered heat-related injuries, and one suffered an electrical shock
Joseph Brady was discharged Wednesday after suffering a heart attack while battling a blaze
A wider field of vision and audiovisual alarms make it easy to back up fire apparatus safely
Of the 15 injured, eight were transported to the hospital
A sedan collision sent three firefighters to the hospital with non-critical injuries
Residents heard an explosion before the fire broke out
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
The chief said equipping firefighters with vest is “a sign of the times”
The firefighters suffered heat stroke, a heart attack and a nearly severed arm
NFL star JJ Watt visits his hometown fire department in Wisconsin to work out in full bunker gear
Clifford Cofer II was shot and killed by his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend, who admitted he “just lost it” when the two showed up at his residence
Officials said the couple remained in the hospital as of Monday afternoon, but their injuries are non-life-threatening
Advancing firefighter safety means exploring the science of the past, and the likely future
Officials urge the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to create a special registry for firefighters
Police were told a firefighter was exiting one of the vehicles when a Jeep tried to pass the engine, struck it and dragged the firefighter
A litter of kittens was treated for smoke inhalation after a fire training exercise
The fire was put out by the time responders arrived on scene
Following the death of a firefighter caused by an heart condition that was unknown to the dept., a firefighter is calling for cardiac screenings
Lt. Andrew Johnson remains in the hospital after suffering from smoke inhalation during a fire
Over 4,400 firefighters have been dispatched to wildfires in the middle of a national drought
The chief and his wife were injured after their motorcycle struck a deer Sunday night
Unsealed records reveal the chilling video recording of Daryl Ritz’s struggle with an intruder
The two were transported to the hospital for minor injuries
Martin Hoenisch began to pursue the suspect after he fatally stabbed a woman and attempted to flee the scene
Officials said the man posed as a firefighter conducting a fire inspection system