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.
Deputy Chief Darin Wallentine talks Safety Stand Down resources to share with your crew, plus managing “sticky” traumatic event memories
What if you could detect airborne chemical threats without ever setting foot in the hot zone?
Amid a whiplash of staffing changes, several NIOSH employees received a notice labeled “Recession of Previous Notice of Reduction in Force”
First responders in Lowndes County were on the scene of a crash when the car went flying up the ramp of the tow truck
Davenport officials announced plans to demolish the unstable building even though two people may be trapped in the rubble
“We will do whatever it takes to be there for each other,” Coventry Fire Chief Frank Brown said about his injured firefighter
We can apply the 5 Es of CRR to distracted driving to better protect our first responders operating on roadways
Easton Fire Chief Henry Hennings said the fire was the biggest in years
“Our firefighter who ended up getting stabbed was trying to protect him,” said Austin Division Chief Eddie Martinez
Farmland Assistant Chief Kyle Osgood was driving a tanker to a fire when it rolled over killing him and critically injuring another firefighter
The Critical Incident Stress Management of Ashtabula County kicked off a training event focusing on dealing with traumatic situations
Video shows a box truck and other vehicles burning near an elevated subway line, damaging homes
The Myrtle Beach (S.C.) training chief talks go/no-go decision-making, plus creating a culture that prioritizes action
Dr. Daniel Madrzykowski and Peg Paul were among the honorees during the annual National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner in Washington, D.C.
The Virginia Beach Fire Department is testing the blood of firefighters, and some retirees, to check for over 50 types of work-related cancer
Union President Tim Leech said there was an 8-day stretch when the Bloomfield neighborhood firehouse had no fire engine
A pilot program will monitor the chemical levels in the blood of thousands of firefighters
Industry leaders weigh in on celebrating EMS Week amidst the forces shaping the EMS landscape
Mobile Firefighter Deandre Hartman suffered extreme burns during a fatal fire and could not attend his daughter’s school award ceremony
Aberdeen firefighters saw the fire in the distance and called for a second alarm
Because of EMS, emergency care begins closer to the point of illness or injury than ever before
Baltimore firefighters use a simulator to add to their firefighting training and firefighter safety
Fire Chief Reginald Johnson said firefighters rescued 15 workers and had to call for help themselves during the construction site fire
Evaluating the operational period and logistics, plus the “tactical trifecta,” to gauge response level
Seminary VFD Firefighter Phillip Allan was struck while crossing a highway to help crash victims
Informed decision-making must occur before, during and after the incident
Whether to send crews into the warm zone is one of the most difficult for ICs
Nez Perce County firefighter Jimmy Ralstin suffered burns across 50% of his body
Three firefighters, five others taken to hospital after hazmat response for an undisclosed airborne irritant
Dixon firefighter committee decided to change from lemony yellow to red/gray for new type 1 engine
Poor communications and an abandoned hoseline among several factors during a fire in Berwick
Portland firefighters are concerned about structural collapse after a 4-alarm fire destroyed the building a day after fire inspectors did a walk-through
Providence Fire Chief Derek Silva said it was “mere seconds” from when firefighters had stepped off the bucket to when part of the burning roof fell
