The 2023 Firefighter Safety Stand Down runs this week, June 19-24. This year’s theme is “Lithium-ion Batteries: Are You Ready?” PLANNING THIS WEEK: Each weekday will cover a different topic relating to lithium-ion battery response and safety, which will be broken … [Read more...]
By David Caltibiano, 3TV/CBS 5: Firefighters in Casa Grande received concerning test results when nearly half of a hazmat team tested for elevated levels of arsenic during their annual heavy metal testing. None of the seven firefighters knew they had high levels of the … [Read more...]
In support of this year’s Firefighter Safety Stand Down campaign, June 18-24, the Safety Stand Down Sweepstakes Quiz is now live, featuring questions that reinforce key messages and practices behind this year’s theme, “Lithium-ion Batteries: Are You Ready?” Firefighters & … [Read more...]
This is an interesting and excellent proposal. There are many in "our world" who are against "mandated" firefighter training-but yet support "mandated" training for pilots, doctors, nurses, paramedics-you know, folks like that. Career or Volunteer-each of us must be trained (and … [Read more...]
By Rhea Mogul, CNN: Firefighters in the southern Indian city of Kochi were toiling Tuesday to control toxic fumes from spreading after a landfill burst into flames five days ago, cloaking the area in a thick haze and choking residents. The towering Brahmapuram landfill in … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Authorities have released the name of a firefighter that was injured in a fire at a factory on Bill Bryan Boulevard in Hopkinsville Thursday morning. Hopkinsville Fire Department Spokesman Payton Rogers says they were called to Metalsa for a fire alarm and located a … [Read more...]
The following was shared by Frank Leeb (FDNY's Chief of Training) who was the Citywide Tour Command Chief for Saturdays fire & rescue. At the FDNY, the Citywide Commander duty is rotated among the staff chiefs and each does a 24 hour shift approximately twice monthly. On … [Read more...]