Rescue & EMS

May 15, 2013

Article

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How to establish RIT/RIC training

A sample RIT/RIC training program helps prepare departments for their most difficult day....More
May 14, 2013

Product

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Champion demos guillotine cutter

The absence of moving parts inside the vehicle during roof removal makes the extrication process much safer for vehicle occupants....More
May 14, 2013

Article

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Past hazmat events provide crucial lessons learned

A timeline of significant hazmat events provides responders with some crucial lessons....More
May 8, 2013

Commentary

Applying fire-prevention strategies to public-health initiatives

The fire service successfully has mitigated community risk through fire prevention effors and suppression systems. These efforts have made significant inroads at reduction of community fire loss over time. Applying similar prevention strategies could transform our nation’s public health from an obesity epidemic to one of community wellness....More
Apr. 22, 2013

Education

Take a closer look at the ERG app

The free, mobile-app version of the Emergency Response Guidebook 2012 (ERG) helps first responders deal with hazmat situations during the critical first 30 minutes after an accident.
Apr. 19, 2013

Article

LODD count in Texas explosion up to 11, sources say

The State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas reports on its website that it has unconfirmed reports that 11 volunteer firefighters from West, Texas, are unaccounted for and are believed to be among the 12 people who died in the explosion....More
Apr. 19, 2013

News

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Dallas captain LODD confirmed in fertilizer-plant explosion (with related video)

Capt. Kenny Harris was a resident of West. He was not a volunteer firefighter for West but responded when he heard news....More
Apr. 19, 2013

Article

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1 Boston bombing suspect dead, 1 at large after morning shootout (with related video)

Multiple media outlets are reporting that one suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings was killed early this morning following the fatal shooting of a campus police officer and subsequent police chase. The other suspect still is at large....More
Apr. 18, 2013

Video

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Firefighters still missing in Texas explosion

According to FirefighterCloseCalls.com, five West (Texas) firefighters, four medics, one off-duty captain from Dallas and one emergency responder from an unconfirmed agency still are missing following an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. Active search and rescue operations are continuing....More
Apr. 18, 2013

Commentary

Firefighters', nurses' duties never are done -- and we are grateful

Boston District Fire Chief Paul Burke told me that many off-duty nurses and firefighters who were standing near the marathon's finish line jumped to action and aided the victims of the bomb blasts. And it struck me that nurses, firefighters and EMS personnel never are really off-duty....More