Fatal Firefighter Heart Attacks Preventable, Says NIOSH
In NIOSH's most recent alert, Preventing Fire Fighter Fatalities Due to Heart Attacks and Other Sudden Cardiovascular Events, personal factors (age, gender...
The Evolution of Gas Detectors
Fire and emergency response news for safety, health and industrial hygiene professionals in the manufacturing, construction, and service sectors...
House Votes to Grant Bargaining Rights to Nation's Public Safety Workers
H.R. 980, the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act -- one of the strongly supported pieces of legislation in this Congressional term -- received...
House Votes to Grant Bargaining Rights to Nation's Public Safety Workers
H.R. 980, the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act -- one of the strongly supported pieces of legislation in this Congressional term -- received...
'Disturbing' MSHA Enforcement Deficiencies Revealed in Report
The 650-page report, released on June 28, provided internal reviews of each of the mines, resulting in 153 recommendations that, according to the agency,...
Pre-Incident Planning Must Go to the Head of the Class for Nation's Schools
When we learned early on the morning of April 16 that a lone gunman had shot and killed 33 people on the Virginia Tech University campus, we felt shock,...
FEMA Authorizes Funds for Easy Street Fire
FEMA Administrator R. David Paulison said that the state's request for federal fire management assistance was approved after it was confirmed that the...
Fire Departments Best-Equipped to Handle 911 Emergency Response
Fire departments are best-equipped to deliver emergency medical services, according to a new whitepaper, “Prehospital 911 Emergency Medical Response: The Role of the U.S. Fire Service in Delivery and Coordination”...
New Guide Focuses on Retention and Recruitment of Firefighters
Retention and Recruitment for the Volunteer Emergency Services: Challenges and Solutions (Second Edition) addresses the primary challenges departments...
OSHA Publications Promote Safety During Hurricane Relief
Information on safety standards for dealing with hazards such as electrocution, falling tree branches and contaminated water is available on the OSHA...
OSHA Promotes Hurricane Relief Safety
Information on safety standards for dealing with hazards such as electrocution, falling tree branches and contaminated water is available on the OSHA...
DHS to Sponsor National Preparedness Month
According to the department, this years effort has a growing coalition of more than 625 national, regional, state and local organizations pledging support....
Whitman Defends EPA Actions in 9/11 Aftermath
Testifying for the first time at a congressional hearing convened solely to evaluate EPAs actions in the aftermath of the World Trade Center terrorist...
ASSE: Understanding the Implications of Fire Ground Strategies
Frank Baker, CSP, CFPS, ALCM, from Employers Security Insurance Co./Affinity Management Services of Indianapolis, offered insight for safety professionals...
Senate Passes Resolution to Make Sept. 25 National First Responder Appreciation Day
From recent tornados in the Southeast and wildfires in the West, to the tragic events at Virginia Tech, and the wrath of Hurricane Katrina, our first...
RAND: Katrina Response Shows Need to Earmark National Guard Units for Disaster Work
Studying lessons offered by the response to Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, RAND researchers recommend the Army create 10 regional task forces in...
U.S. Army Reaches Major Chemical Weapons Convention Milestone
We successfully met the 1 percent, 20 percent and 45 percent destruction milestones specified by the treaty while maintaining an outstanding safety record,...
Is Your Community Prepared for a Bioterrorism Attack?
Nearly five and a half years later, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader William Frist told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland that an inevitable...
SONS: Spill of National Significance Exercise 2007
SONS Spill of National Significance Exercise 2007 is sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). The...
Nine Firefighters Perish in Warehouse Blaze
These are historic figures that will never be forgotten, Charleston Mayor Joseph Riley Jr. said. They gave their lives unflinchingly to protect the lives...
Grainger CEO Keyser Tapped to Chair Business Roundtable's Partnership for Disaster Response Task Force
The private sector owns and operates more than 85 percent of the nations critical infrastructure and has a major stake in the quick and efficient response...
Four Charged in JFK Bomb Plot
According to federal prosecutors, the four men in January 2006 began plotting to use explosives to destroy buildings, fuel tanks and fuel pipelines at...
Rand: Terrorists Teach Each Other Deadly Skills
Terrorist groups that have little in common and with very different goals are sharing knowledge for their mutual benefit, and thats bad news, said Brian...
IAFC Asks President Bush to Examine Benefits for Public Safety Officers
The Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program, administered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), was expanded by the Hometown Heroes Survivors...
DHS Completes Key Framework for Critical Infrastructure Protection
Each SSP is tailored to the unique risk characteristics of that sector to promote greater consistency of protective programs and resources within the...
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