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.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department released a summary of the front-loader fire and explosion that killed Firefighter Andrew Pontious
The potential impacts of wearable technology are becoming impossible to ignore
The firefighter had stopped to render aid at an MVC near Georgetown
Fire chief and paramedic Sam Lubin, 48, was driving when his car went off the road and struck several trees
The apparatus driver was pinned, but not seriously hurt when he hit a tree in bad road conditions
Firefighter Donnie Miller died within 24-hours of a department sanctioned training session
These shoring devices and techniques will make rescuers safer and more effective
It would have made the charge a felony, and the driver’s license would have been suspended for a year
Fire union officials called the grand jury ‘shameful’ for not charging building owners in a fire that killed 2 Philly firefighters
A small amount of additional sugar significantly increases heart disease risk
Fire equipment operator Todd Martinez,49, was riding his bike when he was struck by a pickup truck
Authorities said the two shot at a group of volunteer firefighters who were responding to a vehicle fire
Best clips include a massive fire gutting a $4M mansion and a firefighter getting owned by a hose while battling a house fire
Their current system was installed more than 25 years ago and has failed to alert some station’s about calls; they will spend as much as $36,000 to upgrade the system
Paramedic Gerald “Garry” Hammer suffered a fatal heart attack after arriving home from a 12-hour overnight shift
The firefighter was going to treating a victim from one cell-tower collapse when a second tower fell on him
Eight others were in the dorm when the fire broke out; the investigation to determine the cause of the blaze is underway
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has received 16 reports involving the humidifiers, including five reports of fires resulting in about $430,000 in property damage
Fire officials say quarry workers accidentally started the fire by burning cardboard in which explosives had once been stored
The firefighter was taken for x-rays and is expected to be OK
Capt. Thomas Sterling Suddarth was one of four hurt when a roof of an auto shop collapsed while battling a fire
Stephen Machcinski, 42, and James Dickman, 31, died after becoming trapped inside a burning two-story apartment building; autopsies revleaed they died of burns and carbon-monoxide exposure
All four firefighters were taken to the hospital and the extent of their injuries is unknown
The bill would amend the Fire Code by establishing new requirements for inventorying, inspecting, evaluating and marking abandoned and vacant buildings with placards
The victims included eight children and an adult
The 10-year-veteran spent two days in the ICU and another four in the telemetry unit; his fellow firefighters are being credited for saving his life
The chief whose team wins will receive 250 smoke alarms; the loser will receive 100 alarms to install in their community while wearing the jersey of the winning team
Fire chief: “We want to honor him in a way family and friends will remember and look at him as a hero”
Despite the adversity severe weather presents, firefighters rise to the challenge
Firefighter safety takes on added importance in the face of winter-weather hazards
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