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.
Corona Engine 2 firefighters were applying water to disrupt ceiling tiles and check for fire overhead moments before the collapse
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Jay Paul Setser was pronounced dead at the scene; dust, speed and possibly alcohol contributed to the crash
The report cited failure to call mayday, use a thermal imager and be fully staffed as contributing factors to the line of duty deaths
Methods to better test both the level of contamination and the level of “clean” are moving forward
Not properly testing SCBA face pieces put firefighters in danger now and in years to come
Firefighter Brad Harper was at the scene of a mulch fire on May 18, 2013 when he became trapped between a fire engine and a door of an ambulance
Part of a ceiling crossbeam struck firefighter Matthew Clapp while battling a fire; he’s now on the mend four months later
The firefighter was struck by a casing fragment; he was treated and released on the scene
The firefighter suffered minor injuries and the cause of the fire remains under investigation
The firefighter suffered burns to his neck and is in stable condition
Firefighter William “Mark” Braswell was a 20-year veteran with the Houston Fire Department and was also a volunteer firefighter
Most 911 systems can only accept texts from Verizon cell phone subscribers at this time, raising concerns that people with other carriers will send a text that can’t be processed
Orville Fleming had been wanted since the body of his 26-year-old girlfriend was found May 1 stabbed to death
One firefighter suffered smoke inhalation and the other was hurt after he touched a chain link fence connected to a live wire
Officials will meet with West residents to present the findings of their line-of-duty report examining the deaths of the responders who were killed in the blast
Nine fires were burning in an area of more than 14 square miles as another day of sky-high temperatures and dry winds are expected
Firefighters say the woman drowned after she refused to be evacuated from her home, while the firefighter died during a rescue operation
After saving the swan, one firefighter got caught in the strong currents; the other leapt in to try to rescue his colleague
The fire truck’s exhaust set fire to brush underneath it; it caused $600 to $800 worth of damage
Jacob Jones, 19, was on his way home from work when he spotted the fire; he suffered an ear injury but is expected to be OK
Firefighter Mark Staker was driving the truck about 44 mph just before the crash; the speed limit on that stretch of road is 25 mph
The firefighters made their way into an attic trying to get to the fire and fell from the attic to the ground floor; one suffered a back injury and the other broke his arm
The charges come about 10 months after more than 60 of the tankers carrying oil from North Dakota came loose in the middle of the night, sped downhill and derailed
Officer Stephen Arkell was shot to death when he answered the call; after the shooting, the house burst into flames
The firefighter was attempting to extinguish a grass fire at his residence when he suffered a cardiac arrest
Veteran firefighter Dustin Hawkins suffered second- and third-degree burns on his face, neck and forearms
Fire rages at a single-family residents where police traded shots with a shooter
Every fire truck crash reminds us of the obvious benefits of wearing seatbelts; their use should be universal
The firefighter was hospitalized with a non-life threatening injury; officials are investigating the cause of the fire
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