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    The Firehouse.com Rescue product category is a collection of information, product listings and resources for researching various technical rescue tools and equipment, including hazmat, water and ice rescue, vehicle extrication trench and collapse rescue tool options.
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    Fort Worth Firefighters at Electric Substation Fire
    Operations & Training

    Photos: Fire Damages Fort Worth, TX, Electric Substation

    Jan. 9, 2025
    Fort Worth firefighters said nearly 30,000 gallons of oil were in the substation.
    Dramatic Colorado ski slope rescue
    Rope

    Watch: Dramatic Winter Park, CO, Ski Slope Rescue

    Steven Shaw
    Dec. 23, 2024
    A crack in a Colorado ski lift forced the evacuation of more than 170 stranded skiers and snowboarders.
    Images courtesy of U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
    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

    Robert Burke
    Dec. 20, 2024
    Robert Burke reports that numerous changes that were made to the ERG include an update of the Rail Car Identification and Road Trailer Identification charts.
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    Confined Space

    Great Wall of Rescue

    Dec. 17, 2024
    The Great Wall of Rescue was designed to adapt to a multitude of grain entrapment rescue scenarios.
    Collins firefighters receive robot to help fight industrial fires
    Technology

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

    Susan Nicol
    Dec. 11, 2024
    Thermite, a remote-controlled robot, will be used at incidents such as industrial fires, Collins Fire Chief John Pope said.
    Norwalk firefighters rescue Santa Claus stuck 60 feet above the ground
    Technical Rescue

    Santa Saved by Norwalk, CT, Rescue Technicians

    Susan Nicol
    Dec. 9, 2024
    The jolly fellow's bright red suit got entangled in the rigging, leaving him dangling 60 feet in the air, Norwalk fire officials reported.