2011 Nashville 9/11 Stair Climb
Opening Ceremonies
Firefighter bailouts: Are you training safely?
With periodic safe training, you should be able to instinctively find points for anchoring and egress. Learn the techniques and what works best for different scenarios.
Making Ambulances Safer, One Association at a Time
It’s easy to predict that the fire and emergency services will see significant changes in ambulances in the next decade. As the number of EMS calls increased dramatically, so did the number of accidents involving ambulances, and this will prompt changes. Ambulance manufacturers, the National Fire Protection Association and the National Institute of Standards and Technology all have stepped up efforts to improve ambulance design and increase safety of emergency personnel and patient transport.
Elderly couple rescued from New Baltimore house fire
New Baltimore— An elderly couple was rescued Wednesday afternoon from a burning house by police and firefighters, officials said.
Buda house fire probed
Authorities are investigating a fire that destroyed a Buda mobile home early Tuesday.
Texas refinery evacuated after fire
The Associated PressSAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio refinery has been evacuated after the facility caught fire for the second time in two years.NuStar Energy spokeswoman Mary Rose Brown tells The Associated Press the fire has been put out early Wednesday afternoon.
Ex-S.C. Capt. Accused of Arson Seeks EMT Recert
Authors and source External author: Cassie Foss The Island Packet, Hilton Head Island, S.C. — Nov. 29–A former Bluffton Township Fire District captain accused of burning down his Okatie home in 2008 will appeal a state agency’s decision denying him renewal of his EMT certification
N.J. City Proposes Fewer Firefighters, More EMTs
Authors and source External author: Michael Miller The Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, N.J. Nov
Minn. Firefighters Go Through Floor at Fatal Fire
Authors and source External author: — Nov. 30–A man was pulled from a burning home early Wednesday in north Minneapolis and later died, authorities said.
Fire department says radiation from box found in Roxbury was within limits
A radioactive box was found in the basement of a building in Roxbury this afternoon, but the radiation it emitted was within acceptable limits, and the fire department will dispose of it, authorities said this afternoon.