The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s investigation into a local Chicago Firefighter’s death issued a blistering report, including a recommendation that fire departments maintain minimum staffing levels in order to provide safe working conditions for … [Read more...]
Understanding Fireground Threats, Risks, and PPE
Originally published on www.fireengineering.com There have arguably been fewer collections of material more sentinel to the evolution of safer regarding firefighting and firefighter health/ wellness than the three pieces presented in this Fire-Dex-sponsored … [Read more...]
Cancer & the FF; Self Study survey
Here’s a quick Firefighter Safety Self Evaluation that personnel can quickly complete to get an idea of their “real” level of safety. It’s by no means a complete safety picture but might serve as a quick eval for folks. They just have to click through the score boxes. It will … [Read more...]
Firefighter Safety Self Evaluation
Here’s a quick Firefighter Safety Self Evaluation that personnel can quickly complete to get an idea of their “real” level of safety. It’s by no means a complete safety picture but might serve as a quick eval for folks. They just have to click through the score boxes. It will … [Read more...]
TACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS 1–4Setting the Stage
Please click on the link below to review UL's Tactical Considerations to ensure we are performing our job Safely. Thanks to UL http://brevity.next.firehouse.com/issue/561fcf363bab46bf780c3752/56264c383cab46171f8b456c … [Read more...]
This is an excellent powerpoint ready for your use in instructing your firefighters, fire officers and chiefs on the FACTS related to FIREFIGHTER CANCER. Our sincere thanks to the San Antonio (Texas) FD and specifically Lt Jennifer Chadwick and Lt Dino Bissaro for passing this … [Read more...]
NEVER WEAR BUNKER GEAR ON A WATER RESCUE – WANNA KNOW WHY? READ BELOW!
One of my Fire Service colleagues, Chief Norm RookerChief (Ret.), Ouray County Colorado EMS, recently commented on a Discussion posting on LinkedIn, What Keeps You Up at Night? I think it’s really pertinent stuff that needs to “stay afloat” in cyberspace. Here’s what Norm had … [Read more...]