SOPs

SOGs and SOPs

Lawsuits in Mo. fire truck crashes reveal conflicting red light directives

Kansas City Fire Chief Ross Grundyson issued a directive in February to eliminate confusion about NFPA standard, FD guidelines after fatal crash in 2021

June 15, 2023 07:30 AM

Personal Protective Equipment

Using gloves to doff firefighter gear: Overkill or a necessary SOP?

Are you exposing yourself, your crew and even your family to carcinogens by the way you remove your firefighter gear?

March 07, 2018 12:36 PM

Sara Jahnke, Ph.D.

NY fire dept. adopts new SOP to ‘elevate’ firefighters

The directive for the new SOP came from the city manager as a result of eight captains who were demoted to firefighters in July

October 26, 2016 08:39 PM

Fire dept. unsure how body was missed in house fire

After the Milwaukee Fire Department rescued a woman from a fire, family members called to ask where her grandson was; firefighters returned to the house and found the body upstairs

March 15, 2016 02:25 PM

Ohio fire departments’ deal boosts highway-response safety

The three departments will be working as a team to control traffic while responding to turnpike accidents

April 07, 2015 10:19 AM