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.
Over 20 states have enacted legislation to provide digital mapping, site-specific labeling, critical details to first responders
Inside Health 34 – UC Davis Fire’s mobile approach to non-emergent support and service navigation
While the fire is the flashiest part of the scene, the smoke plays a supporting role in helping crews understand how to knock it down
I think there are several issues that will substantively change our response environment in 2012 and beyond
Relief work for victims has been under way after violent fire-caused warehouse blast killed at least 17, injured more than 80
54 miners were in mine when rig fire broke out 800 feet underground; most managed to escape, but 2 were treated for smoke inhalation
Space heater near mattress caused accidental fire that killed 4-year-old boy, his mother, man who was staying with them at home reported to be vacant
December has seen at least 16 crashes involving fire and EMS apparatus, leading to death and costly injury
Many federal and state regulations are not regularly updated and lack requirements for conformity assessment
The cheese we have enjoyed in the fire service has changed and doesn’t taste too good
We have less staff, less resources, less understanding of the types of buildings we are responding, plus a lack of sprinkler systems
The impact of Scott’s death will be felt for a very long time
Firefighter Tom Mackey suffered brain aneurysm in July: ‘As EMTs, we know that any type of head injury, coupled with nausea, has to be attended to as quickly as possible’
Ambulance with its lights, siren on was responding to emergency; car did not stop, was hit when ambulance made right turn
Winch line was cut during the helicopter rescue efforts; investigation begins into the accident
Firefighter Jim Rice, 42, of the Peabody Fire Department, inhaled toxic fumes and collapsed
I am worried that we have been collectively conditioned to accept risk as a sort of rite of passage
Firefighters went to attic upon arrival to search for fire, which started in chimney, came face to face with explosion
Robert Wiedmann will need several surgeries, 1 per week beginning today, after suffering serious burns on more than 50 percent of his body
Fire safety standards are created to prevent or lower the incidence of fires that cause death, injury, property damage and the destruction of natural resources
Kitchen, electrical, heater and smoking-related fires are particularly common types of fires
The fire triangle’s three sides illustrate the three elements of fire: heat, fuel and oxidization
When firefighters parked their rigs and began walking down the road to the apartment, the suspect came from the apartment building
82-year-old woman suffered severe upper body burns when gas stove on which she was cooking caught sleeve of her robe on fire
There is still a misconception out there that just because you drive an emergency vehicle with lights and siren on, you are not liable for any accidents that occur
Detectives arrested Charles “Darren” Roberts on 3rd degree arson charge for fire that led Joey King to fall from bridge
Portable device called the Sentrix Tracking Unit straps on like a belt and consists of a suite of sensors
It is absolutely possible to exceed design limits of SCBA and protective clothing on a seemingly ‘routine’ structure fire
Some are advocating the addition of an “I” into the equation, calling is VEIS or vent, enter, isolate, and search
No firefighters were injured in the incident
NHTSA is taking action after 3 tests in which car’s lithium-ion battery heated up, caught fire days after simulated side-impact crashes
The best way to convince any patient to make the right decision is to eliminate the drama and make a reasonable argument
Knowing our SCBA inside and out is vital to the survivability of the individual using it