By Tom Wessell, Journal and Topics: The hazardous material that left two firefighters with minor burns after they responded to Wednesday’s vacant gas station fire in Park Ridge, turned out to be calcium peroxide. Fire Chief Jeff Sorensen called the fire itself “very … [Read more...]
An emergency response scene has been established in Mount Lebanon, just outside of the Pittsburgh-metro area. According to official reports, three people were rushed to a local area hospital as a result of the chemical smell, which was initially reported at around 3:30 … [Read more...]
By NBC New York: Six people were hurt, one of them seriously, in an acid spill at a 21-story building on the Upper East Side Monday, fire officials said. The FDNY says it received a call regarding the spill of muriatic acid -- also known as hydrochloric acid -- at the Yorkshire … [Read more...]
HAZ-MAT CLOSE CALL AT SIDE JOB
I had a close call while working my side job today for a plumbing company. We were called to a residence for a clogged drain no big deal.... Upon examining the situation (No one home by the way) we found what appeared to be water in half the sink and the other half draining fine. … [Read more...]
Once again, the FDNY, in partnership with the FDNY Foundation, is proud to invite all Firefighters, Firefighter-EMT's, EMT's, Paramedics, Fire-EMS Officers and related responders to the 7th annual FDNY Medical Special Operations Conference (MSOC). For the past seven years, MSOC … [Read more...]
There are numerous quotes related to learning from the past. here are many-pick what you like: https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/history Since I was a kid, I have always been fascinated with history-primarily American and local history. As a part of that, I would sit at … [Read more...]
FIRE ALARM IS ACTUALLY A CONTAMINANT ROOM ALARM
On 1/25/19 at 01:20 my engine company was dispatched for a fire alarm in our business park area (a large area filled with large commercial properties). The notes on the MDC stated that there was a pull alarm which seemed odd due to the time of day and the chance that the business … [Read more...]
WORCESTER FIRE LODD UPDATED RESOURCES: These audio and video clips provide just some perspective into the tragic weekend fire in Worcester, MA that took the life of Firefighter Chris Roy. This first link is about 55 minutes of video. … [Read more...]
All, It's black Friday. Everyone wants a deal. Here's the deal-get a couple of these long sleeve shirts and help two important Firefighter charities... ...two important charities that may help you someday, at no cost. How about THAT for a deal? This is the final offer … [Read more...]
While we all shake our heads at the negative stuff on the internet, so much good has come from it, as we also know and see-each and every day. Who, years ago, would have thought that FREE training-and in this case from the FDNY would be available to EVERY Firefighter, EMT and … [Read more...]
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