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 U.S. fire administrator, FDNY chief fire marshal, IAFC president and FSRI executive director detailed lithium-ion battery dangers facing firefighters and the general public
Los Angeles General Medical Center Dr. Molly Deane said it is remarkable the firefighters were not more severely injured
Seven firefighters were injured in an explosion while fighting a truck fire
More effort must be directed to keeping firefighters out of harm’s way in the first place
Photoelectric detectors are believed to limit the number of false alarms prompted by such things as smoke from stoves and steam from showers
The ultrasonic firefighter tracking system developed following the 2007 Charleston Sofa Super Store fire that killed nine firefighters
The most frequent type of injury on the fireground was strain, sprain or muscular pain representing 48.2 percent of injuries
The contents of a dumpster fire are often a dangerous enigma, but knowing positioning, PPE and how to attack dumpster fires can mitigate the hazards
A firefighter became trapped in a room with the patient who suddenly brandished a gun toward the four firefighters who were there to assist her
With any new technology comes the need for firefighters and other first responders to understand how to respond in the event of an accident
Palo Alto fire officials are considering an end to promoting the common ionization smoke detectors
Fire officials say anyone who had been near one of the devices could have suffered chemical burns or been blinded
Federal agencies are working hard for us and we owe it to them — as well as our fallen brothers and sisters — to learn from the results
Investigators from NIST released a report into the 2007 Sofa Super Store firefighter deaths, highlighting contributing factors
It allegedly took 16 minutes for Comcast to determine the victim’s address and for paramedics to arrive, but they left because the door was locked
Wherever you stand in the larger debate, take some time to learn about residential fire sprinklers
The ‘Rules of Engagement for Structural Firefighting’ are a valuable resource for firefighters
Clothing subjected to emergency responses can encounter a wide range of thermal and physical exposures
Police and firefighters were investigating chemicals in the home of a boy who brought an exploding pen to school
Firefighters complained of falling debris from a brick facade
Capt. John Kerestes and Firefighter Guy Scatena were standing in spots that lined them up with the blown-out windows in the wall
The suit accuses the Buffalo Fire Department of failing to enforce the Two In, Two Out Rule and failures accounting for firefighters
A neighbor made the discovery and called 911 when he saw a written message that warned him not to open the car door
Firefighting was hampered by the temporary layout inside the building; interior operations were suspended due to compartmentalization
The goal of the new protocol is increased safety for firefighters and civilians by reducing the number of accidents caused while responding to non-fire and non-life threatening emergencies
A neighbor said two people came to her house to call 911, including a young man who said he escaped by jumping from a second-floor window
Three firefighters suffered concussions and facial trauma after the fire truck skidded about 600 yards down the freeway
Investigators say crews failed to recognize signs of an imminent flashover; firefighters were between the fire and ventilation points
The inspections were part of a task force launched this month to survey 147 properties the fire department has deemed unsafe
Ryan Seitz, 26, was fighting a brush fire when he was killed
Fires in illegal conversions have killed seven people in the city this year; this month, three firefighters were injured making a rescue
In the absence of a known life hazard, why would we risk firefighters’ lives in structures that nobody else cares about?
Often we’ll sit around the kitchen table and exalt our own perceived value, but what about outside the firehouse?