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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.
    Peter Matthews/Fort Worth Fire Department
    Fort Worth Firefighters Rescue Driver Trapped in RV That Crashed into Home
    Operations & Training

    Photos: RV into House, Two Fires Keep Fort Worth,TX, Firefighters Busy

    Peter Matthews
    Jan. 12, 2025
    Fort Worth firefighters battled a stubborn house fire, a vacant warehouse fire and rescued the driver of an RV who crashed into a home on Friday's shift.
    WATCH: Crews battle fire after vehicle crashed into building in DC
    Structural Collapse

    D.C. Firefighters Rescue Driver Trapped in Burning, Collapsed Structure

    Susan Nicol
    Dec. 26, 2024
    "The front of the building collapsed, making access difficult," said Vito Maggiolo, D.C. fire public information officer.
    Municipal Emergency Services
    PPE

    Municipal Emergency Services Acquires West Shore Fire in MI

    Municipal Emergency Services
    Dec. 26, 2024
    West Shore Fire's loose equipment sales for fire departments in Western Michigan has been acquired by Municipal Emergency Services.
    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.