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Crude Oil By Rail Information and Hazards
Jeff Simpson discusses the response tactics
firefighters should employ when responding to these hazardous materials
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New Handheld Radiation Detector Offers Enhanced Threat Detection
Security professionals who are responsible for
ensuring public safety by detecting, locating and identifying
radiolog...
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WI Firefighters Respond to Reported Ammonia Leak
Fond du Lac firefighters responded to Laack Cold
Storage after someone reported smelling ammonia in the area around 1...
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Slow Response to ND Oil Company Fire Raises Concerns
The explosion and fire that started around midnight
Monday and raged for much of Tuesday at the Red River Supply plan...
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The Dangers of Hoarder Fires
The dangers don't stop when the fire goes out, writes Ryan Pennington.
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Obama Signs Emergency Disaster Declaration for WA Wildfires
The president's action authorizes FEMA to coordinate
all disaster relief efforts and to provide assistance for emerge...
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Florida Departments Reconsider Hazmat as Grant Funding Decreases
Marion County Fire Rescue’s hazardous materials
crews have responded to reports of a fishy white powder in local gove...
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Fire Crews Battle 2-Alarm Lancaster (PA) Fire
An electrical fire heavily damaged a building Monday
evening at High Steel Structures Inc. in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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Vacant Rochester (NY) Commercial Structure Linked to Terrorism Case Burns
Firefighters responded to a fire Sunday evening in a
vacant structure whose owner is suspected of being involved in t...
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Former Cleveland Firefighter Sentenced for Stealing Hazmat Equipment
A former Cleveland firefighter was placed on
probation Monday for stealing hazardous material equipment from the
city...
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Report: New Boston Fire Commissioner Named
The Boston Globe reports that longtime Boston Deputy
Chief Joseph E. Finn will succeed Roderick J. Fraser Jr. as fire...
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Employees of Cleveland Company Evacuated After HAZMAT Scare |
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Firefighters Battle Flames at Michigan Pool Company
Firefighters from several fire departments along
with a hazmat team battle a fire in a pool equipment warehouse facil...
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Ethanol Safety Seminars Scheduled for Two Tennessee Cities
The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), in
partnership with the Knoxville & Holston River Railroad and
Nashville &...
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Senators Collins and Murray Introduce Bill to Increase Safety Resources for Short Line Rail
U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Patty
Murray (D-Washington), Ranking Member and Chair of the Senate Appropr...
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Hoarding Suspected in Fatal Connecticut Home Collapse
A 66-year-old woman was found dead under a pile of debris in her home in Cheshire, Connecticut.
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Complete References for 'Questioning Spinal Stabilization'
A complete list of reference for Rommie Duckworth's
June 2014 Fire Engineering article, "Questioning Spinal Stab...
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SURVIVAL ZONE
Firefighter Technology Roundup: USAR Locator and More
Mary Jane Dittmar reviews some new technology
that may be of interest to firefighters, including a locator for urban
search and rescue operations, wall-scaling technology, and a tool for
increasing situational awareness over expansive fire scenes, such as in
wildland firefighting.
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SUBURBAN FIREFIGHTING
Big Storms, Big Emergencies
In this course, discuss the reason unusual
conditions lead to unusual problems during big storms and discover how
to preplan with your local utility. Learn the hazards bystanders pose to
first responders and how to identify critical and dangerous
infrastructure in your area.
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First Due Battalion Chief
First-Due Battalion Chief: Information Is Vital
When it comes to firefighting in modern
buildings, building construction information can go a long way toward
keeping firefighters safe, Dan Sheridan writes.
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From the Jumpseat
From the Jumpseat: The Safety/Identity Conflict
Do the stories that make up how firefighters
think of themselves actually make it more difficult for them to operate
safely on the fireground? Mark J. Cotter reviews a scientific study that
says yes.
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Dunn's Dispatch
Dunn's Dispatch: Rekindle Fires
Preventing a rekindle is a team responsibility.
Vincent Dunn discusses the implications of a rekindle and the importance
of overhaul operations.
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Engine
Challenges to Implementing PPA: Q&A
American Fork (UT) Fire & Rescue Chief Kriss
Garcia recently conducted a Webcast entitled "Challenges to Implementing
PPA." Here are his responses to some questions asked during the
presentation.
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Industrial Firefighting
OH Firefighters Fight Industrial Fire
Mentor (OH) police say firefighters are battling
an industrial blaze at Metal Seal Precision on the 8600 block of Tyler
Boulevard.
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RIT
RIT Operations: Making the Stairs
Fredericksburg (VA) Fire Department Firefighter
Donald L. Wedding offers this Tradidions Training drill which focuses on
the sublevel removal of a downed firefighter.
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Structural Firefighting
Woman Dies in CA High-Rise Fire
A body was found in one-alarm fire in a high-rise building near the San Francisco Golf Club Friday morning.
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Wildland Firefighting
OR, WA Firefighters Making Progress as Dry Weather Approaches
Firefighters in the Northwest have made progress,
with no new starts in the past 24 hours. But warmer, drier weather is
sweeping the region.
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HAZMAT
Crude Oil By Rail Information and Hazards
Jeff Simpson discusses the response tactics firefighters should employ when responding to these hazardous materials incidents.
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PREINCIDENT INTELLIGENCE
Responsibility and Response Ability, Part 2
If a fire department does not know its responsibilities, the effectiveness of its response ability will be hampered, and responder safety will be compromised, writes Eric G. Bachman.
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Traditions Training Drill: Window Roll
July 25, 2014
Wichita (KS) Fire Department Lieutenant Chad Cox
offers this Drill which allows a firefighter to make a more efficien...
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