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.
State Fire Marshal Sean P. Toomey said more people have died in fires this year than in all of 2023
First responders expect double the calls for service and have increased staffing for patrols in neighborhoods
Two firefighters had been injured while being forced out of a house fire in New Holland Borough
The firefighter suffered a minor injury after being shocked by a downed power line
One paramedic and a civilian were stung more than 100 times and had to be hospitalized
Situational awareness is key to being safe and effective on the fireground, but the brain acts in ways seemingly against its own best interest
Chief Joanne Hayes-White issued the order after a battalion chief’s recording after the Asiana Airlines crash went public
The injured firefighter was taken to a local hospital
Fire officials say it’s necessary in the wake of a shooting of an Omaha firefighter and paramedic in the back of an ambulance in July
He will receive multiple skin grafts to his hands, wrists and arms after receiving second-and third-degree burns to those limbs, and some injury to the top of his head and an ear
Video from the scene showed the truck on its side in the middle of the road, debris scattering all over
Officials say firefighter Ayotte, a 40-year member of the department, suffered a fractured hip
Two firefighters had flash burns to their faces, but the injuries are not considered life-threatening
They were taken to a hospital with injuries that are said to be non-life-threatening
Firefighter Houghtaling was thrown about 50 feet and was taken to a hospital by a helicopter
Health officials were monitoring air quality in areas that have been blanketed by smoke for days
Two firefighters left the ambulance unattended while working on a patient
Officials say he suffered a fractured hip and his injures are not life-threatening
He later experienced three more heart attacks while in the hospital where he dies some 3 weeks later
He was taken by helicopter to a hospital where he was listed in stable condition; his hands and arms suffered the worst damage
A captain crawled to the bedroom of the home and was able, using a light, to make out a hand in the smoke
Prescott is not paying full-time benefits to all of the families of the firefighters who died in the Yarnell Hill fire
One firefighter fell through the flooring and landed in the basement and two firefighters suffered minor burns
Crews did not realize the equipment was missing until arriving at another call
The news from West, Texas reaffirms that firefighters make mistakes like everybody else, and that we need to discuss these issues to reduce those mistakes
Firefighters kept the structure fire from spreading to a nearby wooded area
Kevin Hall’s death is the third line-of-duty death in Oregon this month
The firefighter was warning the motorist of a downed line when he was struck
The retroactive measure would cover any firefighter killed on state land
Two firefighters had alcohol levels above the legal limit to drive, one had trace amounts of marijuana — none of which affected the outcome
