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.
Understanding the shift from traditional 12-volt systems to innovative 48-volt architectures, with high-voltage systems becoming the new norm
From innovative stoves to music and lighting for ambience, here’s your ultimate guide to a memorable campfire gathering
Three homes under construction were fully involved when Lexington firefighters arrived
The attackers apparently intended the assaults as entertainment for a hundreds-strong crowd of adults
Firefighters from Engine Company 6 and Truck 6 received burns to their hands and face in incident on Monday morning
The presence of gangs and associated activity is real in many parts of the country
The firefighters were responding to a structure fire in a 1990 Pierce Pumper Tanker with lights and sirens on
The firefighters were responding to a fully involved SUV when they were hit by another vehicle; one in critical condition
Five firefighters were on the second story of a house when the floor tilted, causing three firefighters to fall
The crew faced a tough decision whether to risk their lives to rescue anyone trapped inside or wait for structural engineers
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Two firefighters were killed when they fell 83 feet; lawsuit blames manufacturers and city for lack of training, safety restraints
If you love firefighting and you want to stick around, you need to make sure you’re fit for duty
Warning signs were all there in three different incidents, but what should you be doing?
It’s critical for us as leaders to clearly communicate to all in the department why safety must be our most valued priority
Firefighters entered a burning home with an uncharged hoseline, no 360 degree size-up and did not follow the hoseline while trying to escape
Not a week goes by without memories of that fateful day at the Sofa Super Store when 9 firefighters died
New type of pressure vessel offers promise to provide reconfigured self-contained breathing apparatus that can be lighter and thinner
Firefighter near-miss and fatality reports are filled with instances where command, control, and coordination breakdowns were contributing factors
We owe it to our fallen comrades to change our own behaviors
Jovan Palmieri’s was stunned and frustrated after a woman was killed when a fire department ambulance backed up and hit her
Studies that consistently tie higher rates of cancer with firefighters highlight the need to pack up
Every firefighter signed a pledge to always wear a seatbelt, in normal travel conditions and on emergency calls
Felt YouTube gave them a wider audience
Distributors and retailers of home oxygen systems would be required to inform local fire departments of addresses
Fire Capt. James Huska said that department staffing played a role in the injuries and the house being a total loss
Priority survival notification: Confined space and technical rescue
Volunteer Firefighter Gregory Cooke was unfit to wear SCBA and advance water-filled hoselines, NIOSH investigators found
They were hospitalized after being sent flying so violently they broke through deck railings and landed about 30 or 40 feet away
Exploding ammunition provided another unusual obstacle for firefighters