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    The Firehouse.com Safety & Health product category is a collection of information, product listings for researching various firefighter safety and health resources, including PPE, SCBA, rehab, fitness, behavioral and mental health, accountability and firefighter tracking and safety wear options.
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    Health & Fitness

    5 in 2025: New Year’s Resolutions for Firefighters’ Health and Wellness

    Frank Leeb
    Jan. 17, 2025
    Frank Leeb says by committing to these 5 resolutions, you can enhance your longevity, strengthen your effectiveness, and improve your quality of life.
    Photos by Rich Panek/Deerfield Township, OH, Fire Rescue Department
    Early in the response to a motor home fire, the crew of Mason, OH, Fire Department Tower 52 applied water to the engine compartment at the rear of the vehicle. There wasn’t much change in the smoke condition at that location as a result, so a rear window was taken out for ventilation.
    Operations & Training

    Close Calls: Working ‘House’ Fire … on Wheels

    Billy Goldfeder
    Jan. 15, 2025
    Billy Goldfeder shares the takeaways of members of two departments that responded to a motor home fire.
    Loudoun County Combined Fire Rescue System
    Sterling Firefighter Trevor Brown
    LODDS

    Factors Identified in Loudoun County, VA, Blast that Killed Firefighter

    Susan Nicol
    Jan. 15, 2025
    Sterling Firefighter Trevor Brown was killed in a house explosion last February while investigating a gas leak.
    RapidSOS
    RapidSOS is an AI-powered intelligent safety company headquartered in New York City that provides real-time data intelligence to first responders during emergencies.
    Technology

    RapidSOS Wins 2024 Product Leadership Award

    Jan. 14, 2025
    Frost & Sullivan recognizes RapidSOS for enhancing public safety through next-gen emergency response technology.
    DGeo
    Part of DGeo’s line of Obexion protective packaging, Obexion FR can be easily stored (on fire trucks and other emergency vehicles) and transported to mitigate batteries at risk of thermal runaway.
    Safety & Health

    DGeo’s Obexion FR for First Responders Extinguishes Lithium Battery Fires and Maintains Safe IDLH Toxic Gas Levels

    Jan. 14, 2025
    New, grab-and-go solution from DGeo is designed specifically for first responders who need to mitigate lithium battery risks during and after emergencies
    Daring rescues made after apartment fire in Hartford, scene described as ‘hectic’ by fire officia
    Ladders

    Hartford, CT, Firefighters Rescue Woman from Building Fire

    Susan Nicol
    Jan. 14, 2025
    Hartford firefighters found the victim hanging out a third-floor window yelling for help.