A Balanced Approach to Fire Protection Offers the Greatest Benefits
The members of NBFAA are committed to the fight to save lives from fire-related deaths and believe that, in addition to the firefighting community, there...
WHO Study Links Night Shift Work, Firefighting to Cancer
An international team of 24 scientists convened in Lyon, France, at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a branch of WHO, to study...
Responders Go High-Tech: This is Not Your Father's Rescue Vehicle
Imagine this scenario: Police on a routine patrol come across a hit-and-run. A woman is trapped in her car and the suspect, driving a stolen vehicle,...
Oxygen Deficiency: The Silent Killer
Toxic gas often is to blame when workers unnecessarily die due to asphyxiation in environments where the oxygen actually is depleted by gases such as...
Emergency Notification Systems: Safeguarding the Nation's Critical Infrastructure
In a perfect world, budgets would be unlimited and protecting our nations critical infrastructure would be easy. But the reality is many of our nations...
FDNY Strives to Diversify
In 2002, only 21 percent of those who passed the tests were minorities. That, coupled with the fact that the citys fire department consists of only approximately...
Seven Injured in Georgia Metals Plant Explosion
Approximately 20 employees were working at the plant at 8:45 a.m. when an explosion tore siding and insulation from the rear of the building and scattered...
NYS Responders Report 9/11-Related Health Problems, Study Says
Led by Dr. Matthew P. Mauer of the New York State Department of Health, the researchers evaluated health effects in 1,423 state workers who responded...
HEART Act Offers Tax Relief for Volunteer Firefighters, Emergency Responders
State and local governments often provide incentives for volunteer responders, including reduced property taxes, banquets, free municipal water and other...
CSB: Iowa Plant Fire Sparked by Solvent Spray
CSB lead investigator Randy McClure said that the worker who was filling the tank with the ethyl acetate solvent had momentarily turned away when he heard...
ANSI/FM 4950 Holds Suppliers Feet to the Fire (Blanket)
By Kathie M. Leonard As the world watches the consumer market grapple with defects found in imported products like pet food, toothpaste, toys and tires,...
Federal Agencies Respond to Wildfires
Our priority is to support federal, state and local responders in critical life saving and life sustaining missions that protect people from the multiple...
Survey Suggests Natural Disaster Teams are Better Prepared
We are significantly better prepared because of the redundant communication capabilities we now have in place, said LaJean Volmer of the South Dakota...
OSHA Participating in 2007 TOPOFF 4 Exercise
The goal of the exercise is to demonstrate and evaluate short-, medium- and long-term response, recovery and remediation procedures for simulated multi-point...
NSC: Safe Communities Keynote
Dr. Ileana Arias, director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), explained...
NSC: Council Tapped To Lead Safe Communities American Initiative
In its role, the council will provide support and guidance for American communities pursuing the WHO Safe Community designation. Professor Leif Svanstrom,...
NSC: FEMA Deputy Administrator Promotes a Culture of Preparedness
National preparation is the result of individual actions, he said. It cant come out of Washington. Its those folks reaching out to state and local governments...
MSHA Announces New 100 Percent Plan for Mine Inspections
The announcement of the plan was made after MSHA admitted it has fallen short on its inspection completion rate for the federal 2007 financial year, which...
GAO Report Finds DHS Performance Lacking
DHS began operations in March 2003 with the mission to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce vulnerabilities, minimize damages from...
Draft National Response Framework Released For Public Comment
The framework is intended for senior elected and appointed leaders, such as federal agency heads, state governors, mayors, tribal leaders and city managers....
Will this Plastic Be the New Steel?
Made of layers of clay nanosheets and a water-soluble polymer that shares chemistry with white glue, the new composite material almost earned the moniker...
Red Cross Aligns With CEOs for Stronger Disaster Preparedness
The business community, with its assets and expertise, should contribute to disaster relief, not only with money and products but with its greatest resource:...
2007 National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend
The names of 87 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2006, along with four firefighters who died in previous years, will be inscribed on a plaque...
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Conducts Largest Counterterrorism Exercise to Date
Exercises like TOPOFF help test response capabilities at all levels, strengthen national preparedness and deepen international coordination, said Homeland...
Five Trapped Contractors Found Dead at Colorado Plant
According to the company, the five workers were part of a team of nine contractors from RPI Coating of Santa Fe Springs, Calif. working in a penstock...
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