Nationally, drones may have interfered with aircraft fighting more than a dozen wildfires last year, according to the U.S. Forest Service. In 2014, they interfered during just a handful of fires.
In Alabama, the National Weather Service in Birmingham reported a "confirmed large and destructive tornado" on the ground near the city of Aliceville, about 45 miles west of Tuscaloosa.
An old fire, but a fresh video - Helmet cam footage of multiple rescues at an Independence, Missouri apartment fire back in April 2014.
IAFC - International Association of Fire Chiefs President, and FRM Editorial Board member, Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr testifies before a Senate committe on how new tactics in terrorism call for increased preparedness from first responders. You can read her written testimony, and watch it here, http://www.firefighternation.com/…/iafc-president-testifies…
This month in FireRescue Magazine,
"We start with a new insight into carbon monoxide (CO) and a project that is developing and testing “real time” CO monitoring and insights into how vigilant we’re being with CO. We then bring you the dangers of fire smoke by one of the greatest subject-matter experts in the field, Rob Schnepp, to see that it’s not just CO that we need to worry about but another hidden chemical compound that’s even nastier to your lungs. Finally, Dr. Nicola Davies brings us an encompassing article about looking after your lungs and how to ensure they stay in good shape." Erich Roden, FireRescue Magazine Editor-in-Chief
Are you knowledgeable enough to be able to recognize these vehicles and make the scene safe when at an accident where they are involved?
LIVE - Join the discussion on Twitter with #FEtalk, http://www.firefighternation.com/…/fire-engineering-humpday…
Live at 1:00 p.m. EST a discussion about the NJ garbage truck fire, explosion and the IAFC - International Association of Fire Chiefs National Fire Fighter Near - Miss Reporting System. Questions about either one? Tweet them with #FEtalk
Another lesson in gas leaks and one where the firefighters involved were not so fortunate to escape, from Buildingsonfire
The Henrietta, NY explosion reminds us of another time when firefighters arrived at a gas leak and narrowly avoided a tragedy. Take a look at this PGFD dashcam video and the lessons learned in the accompanying NIOSH report
“I could have lost a whole crew of firefighters,”
Henrietta Fire Chief Jim Comstock
Henrietta Fire Chief Jim Comstock
Audio and video from the scene of an explosion in Henrietta, NY where firefighters just arrived to work on a reported crash and gas leak.
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