Russian health officials on Tuesday announced an investigation into the safety of ventilators at two hospitals, where fires in intensive care units for coronavirus patients killed a total of six people over the past four days.
Read moreU.S. Report Predicts Broad Risk of COVID-19 at Wildfire Camps
Outbreaks of the coronavirus could sweep through large camps where crews typically stay as they fight wildfires across the U.S., according to a federal document obtained by The Associated Press, and the problem is likely to get worse the longer...
Read moreLarge Grass Fire Near Sacramento Airport
Multiple fire crews responded to a large vegetation fire near Sacramento International Airport, reports ABC 10.
Read moreA Year After Fire, Notre Dame Restoration Halted by Virus
The Cathedral of Notre Dame stands crippled and alone, locked in a dangerous web
Read moreHouse Fires in Charleston (WV) Double During Stay-in-Place Orders
In the three weeks since West Virginia Governor Jim Justice announced a stay-in-place order for its citizens
Read moreAre You Properly Recognizing Your Retiring Firefighters?
By Billy W. Scearce, Jr. Photos by author except as noted When someone enters the fire service, they have decided to dedicate themselves to serving and sacrificing for others—sometimes that
Read moreFire Departments Share Duties After Malakoff (TX) Firefighters Resign
Fire departments in surrounding cities will share in response duties after the entire Malakoff Volunteer Fire Department resigned, reports KLTV ABC 7. Seventeen members resigned during a city council meeting. The
Read moreAfter Dry, Warm Winter, Early Brush Fires Seen in Northeast
Brush fires are popping up early in several Northeastern states after a relatively warm and dry winter.
Read moreFire Blackens Thousands of Acres North of North Platte (NE)
Crews and vehicles from 14 departments and a crop-dusting plane kept a brush fire from destroying any structures or injuring anyone in western Nebraska’s Lincoln County, authorities said.
Read moreCount Off! Personnel Accountability When Advancing Hoselines
The deeper into a building firefighters advance hoselines under immediately dangerous to life or health conditions (IDLH)
Read moreBack-to-Basics Firefighting: Driver Duties
The position of the driver is not a glorious position within the fire service, but it is a very necessary one.
Read moreBig City Tactics for Small Town Fire Departments
Many small departments often try to emulate their big city counterparts, such as the Fire Department of New York (FDNY), Chicago, Boston, etc.
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