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Man found dead in Montville fire

Operations & Training

Man Killed in Montville, CT, House Fire

Dec. 20, 2024

Crews battle 4-alarm fire in Salt Lake City

Operations & Training

Former Mrs. Fields Cookie Plant Burns for Hours in Salt Lake City

Dec. 20, 2024

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Careers & Education

Overtime May Douse Christmas Spirit for Carroll County, MD, Firefighters

Dec. 20, 2024

Bozeman Fire closer to becoming 1st accredited fire department in Montana

Bozeman, MT, Fire to Achieve Goal as State's First Accredited Department

Dec. 20, 2024

Latest

Portland Firefighter Shaun Manning Remembered as Community Hero

Safety & Health

Portland, CT, Firefighter Who Was Struck Remembered as 'Public Servant in Every Sense of the Word'

Dec. 20, 2024

Deadly Train Derailment in Pecos, TX

Operations & Training

Videos Capture Deadly Pecos, TX, Train Derailment

Dec. 19, 2024

Sacramento Firefighters Reunited with Baby They Revived

Sacramento, CA, Firefighters Reunited with Newborn They Revived

Dec. 19, 2024

West Richland Fire District Finance Manager Misappropriated Funds

Audit: Finance Manager Used $88K of West Richland, WA, Fire District's Money for Own Use

Dec. 19, 2024

Plainview Firefighter Samantha Alwan Killed in Crash

Safety & Health

Off-Duty Plainview, TX, Firefighter Killed in Fiery Wrong-Way Crash

Dec. 19, 2024

Sponsored Content

FireFusion Booth Video Fireline

Inventory & Records Management

Featured Video: FireLine Tech Provides AI-Assisted Fire and NERIS Reporting

Dec. 19, 2024

Firefighter Self-Survival Skills

Sponsored Content

On-Demand Webinar: Firefighter Self-Survival Skills

Dec. 4, 2024

Mastering SCBA Skills for Firefighters - MSA Safety

Sponsored Content

On-Demand Webinar: Mastering SCBA Skills for Firefighters

Oct. 30, 2024

Liability Concerns for Firefighter Training & OSHA’s New Recommendations

Sponsored Content

On-Demand Webinar: Liability Concerns for Firefighter Training & OSHA’s New Recommendations

Oct. 15, 2024

Products & Press Releases

January is Fire Fighter Cancer Awareness Month.

Cancer Prevention

Occupational Cancer is Killing Fire Fighters

International Association of Fire Fighters - IAFF

Dec. 20, 2024

Milliken & Company is the first textile manufacturer to offer non-PFAS materials for all three layers of firefighter turnout gear, including outer shell, thermal liner, and moisture barrier.

Milliken & Company Becomes First Textile Manufacturer to Offer Non-PFAS Materials for Every Layer of Firefighter Turnout Gear

Milliken & Company

Dec. 19, 2024

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Safety & Health

Teresa Crisman Selected as the Recipient of the 2025 Dr. Anne W. Phillips Award

Congressional Fire Services Institute

Dec. 19, 2024

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Operations & Training

Submit Your Nominations for the NVFC’s National Fire Service Achievement Awards

National Volunteer Fire Council - NVFC

Dec. 19, 2024

Leadership

The fact that one department differs from another as far as managing operations isn’t a concern. It’s mastery of every tactic, procedure and method that’s the vital element.

Operations & Training

The Fire Scene: There Is Not One Way

John J. Salka Jr.

Dec. 19, 2024

Dunstable 4-Alarm Fire Audio 12/16/2024 [Massachusetts]

Operations & Training

Crews Battle Four-Alarm Fire Across from Dunstable, MA, Firehouse

Dec. 18, 2024

Baldwin County's fire chief retiring this month, but not before finishing a major project

Baldwin County, GA, Fire Chief Hanging up White Helmet

Dec. 17, 2024

By doing the work that’s associated with running a station, firefighters are exposed to what might never have occurred to them.

Leadership Lessons: Promotions—A Living-in-Basket Mindset

Dec. 17, 2024

Apparatus

The challenging terrain and elevated location of Juan Santamaría Airport played a critical role in DGAC’s apparatus decision.

Oshkosh Airport Products Delivers Fleet of Four Striker® ARFF Vehicles to Costa Rican Airport

Oshkosh Airport Products

Dec. 18, 2024

Firefighter charged in Nags Head bicycle crash that killed planning board member

Nags Head, NC, Firefighter Charged After Rig Hits, Kills Bicyclist

Dec. 18, 2024

Firefighter shares story of survival following Scotts Valley tornado

Safety & Health

"...Next thing I know, I'm up in the air," CAL FIRE Officer Says after Tornado-Related Crash

Dec. 18, 2024

The Smeal 125’ Rear Mount Aerial was sold by Smeal dealer Mile-Hi Fire Apparatus, Inc.

Pueblo, CO, Fire Department Has New Smeal 125’ Rear Mount Aerial

Smeal Fire Apparatus

Dec. 18, 2024

Videos

Arson Fire at Bidwell Mansion

Investigation Equipment

Investigators Say Blaze at Historic Chico, CA, Mansion was Arson

Dec. 19, 2024

Nashville Fire Department Moves into Mall During Construction

Nashville Fire Headquarters Staff Moves to Mall as New Station is Built

Dec. 19, 2024

Portland FIrefighter Struck and Killed Off Duty

Safety & Health

Police: Portland, CT, Firefighter Fatally Struck was Off-Duty at the Time

Dec. 19, 2024

Child hurt, man rescued in Auburn Gresham apartment fire

Operations & Training

Chicago Firefighters Rescue Child, Man from Apartment Fire

Dec. 18, 2024

Rescue

Every four years, the U.S. Department of Transportation updates the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) and distributes it to emergency responders across the United States. Among the sources of information that are listed in the ERG is CHEMTREC, which is provided by the chemical industry. Resources from the chemical industry can be notified by CHEMTREC, including having strike teams dispatched from companies that are familiar with the hazardous materials that were spilled. Several other private sector agencies are also mentioned on the inside of the back cover. Page 396 lists information for contacting the National Response Center (NRC). The NRC is operated by the U.S. Coast Guard and is the main contact point for hazmat releases to activate federal assistance for a chemical release anywhere in the United States. The NRC’s capabilities include the computerized version of the Coast Guard chemical data base, which is the largest collection of safety data sheets (SDS) in the world.

Safety & Health

2024 Emergency Response Guidebook

Dec. 20, 2024

Water-rescue operations in cold weather require additional steps to keep rescuers warm, such as undergarments and enough personnel to maintain adequate work/rest cycles. Extra EMS units should be requested to conduct rehab operations.

Technical Rescue: Cold-Water Rescue—The First 15 Minutes

Dec. 13, 2024

Collins firefighters receive robot to help fight industrial fires

Collins, MS, Fire Department's Newest Asset Doesn't Need Turnout Gear

Dec. 11, 2024

Norwalk firefighters rescue Santa Claus stuck 60 feet above the ground

Technical Rescue

Santa Saved by Norwalk, CT, Rescue Technicians

Dec. 9, 2024

Safety & Health

Hamilton Township Fire Department firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and fire throughout a 170-year-old former rubber factory that was made up of several interconnected buildings.

Operations & Training

Hot Shots 12/24

Dec. 20, 2024

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Safety & Health

Firefighter Safety: Balancing Tradition and Innovation

Dec. 20, 2024

NFPA

Operations & Training

Evaluation and Testing of ICE and EV Hazards and Sprinkler Protection Guidance for Parking Garages Underway

National Fire Protection Association

Dec. 19, 2024

Testing in Fairfax County, VA, provided valuable insights into best practices for preliminary exposure reductions. Using a contamination surrogate, the study determined optimal brush styles and usage timing for effective decon. Note the contamination that still is on the mask and neck area.

Safety & Health

Exposure Reduction for Aggressive Fire Departments

Dec. 19, 2024

Community Risk

Explosion at Glen Burnie business park lands Pasadena man behind bars

Operations & Training

Arrest Made in Explosion at Glen Burnie, MD, Business

Dec. 13, 2024

Hillsborough firefighters retreat from the roof as they battled a multiple-alarm structure fire in a restaurant in June.

Man Charged with Arson for Fire that Injured Firefighters in Somerville, NJ

Dec. 12, 2024

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Ex-Suspended Asst. Chief Elected to Lead Lewes, DE, Fire Department

Dec. 12, 2024

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Community Risk Reduction

Rogue Fire Brigade Member Arrested by Ramapo, NY, Police

Dec. 9, 2024

Operations & Training

2 dead in fire at abandoned church in northwest Atlanta, officials say

Operations & Training

Women Found Dead in Abandoned Church by Atlanta Firefighters

Dec. 18, 2024

Kamaka Air plane crash near Honolulu airport ends in 2 deaths

Operations & Training

Two Killed in Fiery Cessna Crash near Honolulu Airport

Dec. 18, 2024

Alternative scheduling and alternative methods of delivery help volunteer fire departments to help their members increase and maintain their proficiency.

Operations & Training

Volunteer View: Training to Accommodate Time-Strapped Volunteers

Dec. 18, 2024

The Summit includes two days of classroom-based breakout sessions with nationally-known instructors, keynote speakers, general sessions, networking events, and a vendor expo.

Operations & Training

Register Now for the 2025 NVFC Training Summit

National Volunteer Fire Council - NVFC

Dec. 17, 2024

Technology

Review of Wichita fatal fire finds 'unorganized rescue effort'

Operations & Training

'Unorganized Rescue Effort' Cited in Fatal Wichita, KS, Apartment Fire

Dec. 17, 2024

This command post, which was for a four-alarm wildland urban interface fire that involved numerous neighborhoods and damaged nearly two dozen houses, includes a mobile radio, portable radios, numerous cellphones with chargers, and a computer and an iPad with cellular service. The incident involved more than a half-dozen entities and was managed under the Unified Command model. Numerous company officers were assigned to the command post to help to facilitate communications through the use of five channels, numerous cellphones and a computer with CAD to allow the tracking of resources. One channel was assigned strictly for the command staff to communicate nonemergency information regarding coverage, logistics and future potential needs.

Operations & Training

Command & Control Success: Considerations on Fireground Communications

Dec. 12, 2024

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Mobile Technology & Accessories

A Holiday Tradition with Proven Success: Glympse’s Santa Tracker

Dec. 11, 2024

On Dec. 10, 2024, RapidSOS is hosting the UNITE: SPECIAL EVENT to share these new features in detail with 911.

RapidSOS Consolidates Emergency Intelligence to Enable 911 to Make the Right Decisions Faster

Dec. 10, 2024

Careers & Education

What is helping the Pueblo West Fire Department grow?

Careers & Education

Pueblo West, CO, Fire Department Growing with Community

Dec. 18, 2024

Rio Communities Fire Department speak out about volunteer firefighter killed over the weekend

Careers & Education

Rio Communities, NM, Firefighters Mourn Murdered Colleague

Dec. 17, 2024

Named in honor of the late-Senator Paul S. Sarbanes of Maryland, the award recognizes fire departments and organizations for outstanding contributions to firefighter health and safety.

Two Departments Selected for Senator Paul S. Sarbanes Fire Service Safety Leadership Award

Congressional Fire Services Institute

Dec. 16, 2024

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Careers & Education

Haverhill, MA, Firefighters, City Team up to Address Looming Financial Crisis

Dec. 16, 2024

Stations

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In Quarters: East Valley Public Safety Training Center, Yucaipa, CA

Dec. 17, 2024

RedLine Gear Cleaning™ is now operating in Florida.

RedLine Expands to Florida: Mobile Gear Cleaning and Inspection for Florida Firefighters

RedLine Gear Cleaning

Dec. 16, 2024

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In Quarters: Caledonia, WI, Public Safety Facility

FGM Architects, Inc.

Dec. 16, 2024

The 100,000-square-foot hangar at Spokane International Airport will house the Aero-Flite Inc. Dash 8-400 airtankers.

New Hangar for Air Tankers at Spokane, WA, Airport Touted as Investment in Wildfire Response

Dec. 16, 2024

Firehouse Magazine

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