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.
Your crewmembers are your lifeline to survival, so communicate as much as possible
Done right, safety briefings are a critical window to teach fire behavior, strategy and lessons from the field — not just rehearse risks
Toledo Fire & Rescue put all firehouses on precautionary lockdown amid backlash to a firefighter’s post about the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk
Fire apparatus are powerful machines and must be operated responsibly and with “due regard” for the safety of the public
It’s time to put these issues to rest once and for all – and start doing the right thing
The 3-year-old son of an off-duty firefighter was struck by another firefighter prior to a walk for three fallen Wilmington firefighters
Despite progress to reduce fatalities, the rate of firefighter deaths due to cardiovascular events has remained unchanged
A domestic disturbance in Forsyth County escalated into shots fired and a set fire
South Charleston firefighters were injured when their fire engine was involved in a crash with a passenger vehicle
The AskRail program gives dispatchers information on train contents and provides FFs with hazmat training additional chemical details
“A two-man response to a structure fire is not only well below any recognized standard, it is outright dangerous,” the Dover fire union said in a statement
A State Farm representative donated a Fire Prevention Week kit to the Lenoir Fire Department ahead of the awareness campaign
No loss of time due to an injury from falling out of your rig is acceptable, and certainly not a loss of life
The Shamokin Fire Department was fined for not having a credentialed instructor during the live-burn training, a new requirement in 2023
Mobile firefighters faced a well-advanced fire coming from a row of structures
Five Troy firefighters were sent to the hospital after being burned during training
Sutton Fire Department Chief Matthew Belsito had warned state officials earlier about the the lack of fire safety in the hotel
Colorado Springs firefighters kept fire, coming out of several manholes, from extending into nearby buildings
Department of Defense firefighters worry about their health after research links testicular cancer to PFAS found in foam
The state’s labor department issued a notice after a department was fined and fire chief suspended for a junior firefighter being burned in training
Andrea Vastis from the NFPA offers simple fire prevention messages to help fire departments plan for the big event
Without a commitment to community risk reduction, your fire department can’t tout its role in the public safety business
The next edition of NFPA 1851 may give detergent or cleaning agent suppliers a means to legitimately claim compliance with the standard
It’s time for the fire service to get a seat at the table of technological advancements that will impact our service delivery
The Spokane County wildfire destroyed thousands of acres, hundreds of homes and killed two people
When good people get involved in high risk, low-frequency events, you are much more likely to make a mistake; ongoing training is key
Chicago police say the driver lost control of the fire engine before it struck the house
We should not let the nobility of what we must do be corrupted by the excitement of what we want to do
A detailed look at the actions leaders can take to implement a systems-level plan to protect their members
The Sacramento Fire Department Accident Review Board found that in one crash a spotter was not used while backing up
Pembroke Lieutenant Terrence Judge had been pumping water from the basement of a structure earlier
Jimmie Wilson said he confronted the firefighters about them not seeing him as they were backing up the fire engine
The preliminary report on the crash of two helicopters at the Broadway Fire looks at rotor blades and tire damage
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