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.
Norwalk firefighters faced a Santa tangled in his gear while rappelling down a high-rise building
The simple act of changing bulb colors on station wreaths engages citizens in fire safety messages
A Derby man snuck into his neighbor’s house and struck a resident with a hammer while his own house burned
A total of $447,750 has been awarded to two area fire departments
The fire truck blew a front tire and veered into oncoming traffic
The fire truck fell 25 feet after a crash had severely damaged the bridge’s infrastructure
Jeff Hood began waving a giant cross to move civilians away when bullets began to fly
Firefighters from four departments responded to the fire, which sent one firefighter the hospital for smoke inhalation
The game puts players at risk of being robbed or in physically dangerous locations
The fire department would not elaborate on what led the woman to fall into a 10-foot-deep manhole at 4:30 a.m.
All three firefighters in the single-vehicle crash worked for Nevada’s Bureau of Land Management
Knowing your fire department’s stats can improve operations and firefighter safety, making you an all-star in protecting life and property
Officials say it took firefighters 15 minutes to free the woman from the wreckage
The grant money will be used to purchase of 43 sets of firefighter protection gear
Effective July 1, EMTs and firefighters can now carry firearms on the job
Chris Cebollero and Greg Friese, MS, NRP, discuss EMS MCI response lessons learned from protests turned violent in Ferguson and Dallas
‘President Trump’ staffers and other federal employees wouldn’t be able to stay at most of his hotels because they can only stay at hotels deemed fire safe
The Dallas shooting brings home some horrifying realities for firefighters and medics
Officials found one empty and one partially consumed beer in the truck
Departments across the state posted on social media to extend their solidarity and sympathy toward the Dallas Police Department
No one was hurt, but prosecutors said one of the firebombs landed where a woman and her baby had just been sleeping
The attacks made Thursday the deadliest day for U.S. law officers since the Sept. 11, 2001
Officials said the truck veered off the road when the firefighter lost control
The crew was pulling ceiling to get at an attic fire when the roof collapsed; Capt. Andrus freed himself and got to a window where he was rescued
Gregory Lee Butler Jr., 22, pleaded guilty to puncturing a hose that the Baltimore City Fire Department was using to put out a fire in a CVS pharmacy
Energy-saving dryers could prevent the cause of 2,900 fires per year
The firefighters were investigating smoke at a warehouse fire when they were hit with a chemical haze pouring out of the building
The chief drove a tanker through the bay doors to save it from the fire
The firefighter was transported to a trauma center where he is in serious condition with non life-threatening injuries
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.
The woman wanted to pass a fire station as a rig was trying to park
The firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation and were otherwise uninjured; it is still unclear why they had to deploy the shelters
