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.
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A fire in a stormwater drainage system caused the collapse of two areas of a parking lot behind the Williamsburg Premium Outlets
Salem firefighters purchased 140 caps after several players were concussed at the beginning of the season
Wagener Chief Tillman Rushton cited three main reasons for resigning, including oversight of training and equipment, finances and lack of leadership from the mayor
Families of missing firefighters say they are treated as ‘second-class’ crews and not enough has been done to find them
The blasts claimed the lives of at least 114 people, including at least 21 firefighters and 64 are still missing
Years of budget cutbacks mean the fleet has grown dangerously old, union officials say, and breakdowns are frequent
Repurposing rigs for fire-service duty can be a great cost savings, but they require great care to make sure they are safe for firefighting
The driver of the car received a citation for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle
A Canadian college and a private company tested an ozone-based sanitization method they say can eliminate nearly all bacteria and fungi from bunker gear
This week, five of the county’s 11 ambulances were out of order, several of them for ongoing issues
Capt. Brad Penisson, the city’s fire marshal and a certified peace officer who carries handcuffs and a service weapon with him, arrested the driver
Firefighters used a chain saw to free his leg and the firefighter was able to walk with help to a waiting ambulance
The firefighter had minor burns but remained on duty after the fire was extinguished
In the recording, Chief Carlos Huertas revealed an issue with building inspections; only 744 of 9,600 buildings were inspected last year
Fire officials said about a fourth of the departments have vests available to them and have been helpful on more than one occasion
Asst. Fire Chief: “When you have a 40,000-pound truck flip on its side, and no one is seriously hurt, I’d say that’s a pretty lucky day.”
The old way of teaching and training firefighters is not only irrelevant, it is dangerous; here’s how to fix that
State investigators cited the department for four violations; department officials say the report blames the firefighter
A fire department vehicle’s camera caught the moment this Lansing, Mich. house exploded
The drone came within 10 feet of hitting the helicopter’s windshield and rotor; there were seven firefighters on board
The Ford F550 brush truck left the road and struck a bolder; both firefighters inside were treated on scene for minor injuries
It is unclear what the connection is between the woman and the fire, which was about 9 miles from the White House
Michael Hallenbeck, 21, was struck by a tree Saturday near Lake Tahoe during an initial fire attack
Kevin Bell died when his SCBA ran out of air; a preliminary NIOSH report showed that one of his alarm bells was not working
Firefighters were battling a tractor-trailer blaze when the woman failed to slow down as she drove through the smoke
No firefighter should ever be on a roof without a partner, without full PPE or without a primary and secondary way off
Canadian researchers and firefighters hope to learn when firefighters’ decision-making ability falters based on body temperature
San Diego Fire Capt. Vadid Cisneros walked out of the building after falling about 20 feet through the roof
He intentionally set his apartment on fire, then attacked the firefighters to prevent them from extinguishing it
Only the 51-year-old male gunman was shot in the movie theater attack; no one was taken to the hospital
The coroner’s report attributes the death of firefighter David Ruhl to a combination of smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide
One suffering a broken arm and dislocated shoulder and the other an injured shoulder; both were flown out to a hospital