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 Apopka City Council had issued a vote of no confidence in 2023 following Firefighter Austin Duran’s death
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Colona Fire Chief John Swan said some of the changes can can seem insurmountable for volunteer fire departments
He underwent surgery after suffering facial and hip injuries and a broken nose and leg
They don’t burn often, but when they do legacy churches can hurt or kill firefighters in many ways
They had just finished their Sunday breakfast when they saw the car cross the center line and strike a car nearly head-on
His wife suffered second-and third-degree burns to her legs, arms, back and head after her husband played with a lighter while filling up his truck at a gas station
They could find no mechanical reason for the malfunction; it may have been caused by human error
The extent of the injuries are unknown, but authorities say the firefighter was taken to a hospital by ambulance
Firefighter William Walker, 45, died from his injuries and was a 15-year veteran of the City of Cleveland Division of Fire
The rig swerved to miss a car that crossed the center line; all firefighters onboard were wearing seat belts
Forty-year veteran Blaine “Skeeter” Wildnauer Jr. suffered a heart attack while assisting crash victims
Following the death of firefighter Jantzen Frasier in a rollover crash, some departments are considering driver-requirement changes, others have implemented them
The crash killed an Ariz. public safety officer; firefighters pulled the windshield and dash off his car to try to extricating him but he died at the scene
The decomissioned ambulance was being used to haul dive equipment and rolled backward down a boat ramp
All three received injuries that were not life-threatening
Issues include crumbling asbestos walls, a basement with standing water, old wiring, building decay and a lack of equipment decontamination areas
Several working fires were reported throughout the city, and two firefighters suffered minor injuries
Three firefighters suffered non-life threatening injuries and the fourth went to a clinic for minor injuries
Charles Rice, 44, and a 21-year veteran, was treated for a neck injury
Lt. Arlie Hill died Sunday after suffering severe burns to 90 percent of his body in August when he ran into a house fire while off-duty
The firefighter suffered a shoulder injury and two residents were treated for smoke inhalation
With the slowed evolution of PPE development, constantly changing the NFPA standard may amount to simply moving deck chairs around
The call was sounded when a ceiling collapsed, but all firefighters were soon accounted for
He was taken to a hospital after sustaining chemical burns
Sean Newtown, 23, is listed in critical condition after he suffered severe head injuries in the fall of a two-foot wall
The department is investigating whether fellow firefighters tried to cover for the apparatus driver
In the face of a government shutdown, volunteers gave the survivors of fallen firefighters a special weekend
They sustained minor injuries and were pulled from their boat during a rescue hoist exercise
It took 180 firefighters to get the flames under control and eventually out; one firefighter was rolled away from the scene
Whitley City Lt. Arlie “Pooh” Hill III, 37, burned in August, died Sunday evening
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