Public Urged to Assist with Lightning Research Project
In conjunction with Fire Prevention Week, the Lightning Safety Alliance (LSA) is sponsoring a research project to learn more about the ways that lightning enters and damages homes and buildings...
USFA: 118 Firefighters Died on Duty in 2008 in the United States
The United States Fire Administration (USFA) released the report Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2008, which revealed that of the 118 firefighters who died on duty, 45 died of heart attacks, which continues to be the most frequent cause of death for firefighters...
U.S. Fire Administrator Urges H1N1 Vaccinations for Emergency Responders
With the first deliveries of the H1N1 vaccine already underway, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is joining with the United States Fire Administration (USFA) in recommending that firefighters who provide emergency medical services (EMS) and EMS workers receive the H1N1 vaccination as soon as it becomes available in their local jurisdiction...
Emergency Response: The Oil Industry Spills Its Secrets
With threats from hurricanes, spills, fires and more, the oil and gas industry presents a multitude of hazards – and just as many solutions to keep workers, the environment and facilities safe...
Pickaway Plains EMS Goes Electronic
The jump from scribbled, handwritten notecards to electronic recordkeeping improved efficiency by leaps and bounds for one company...
Risk Control Hierarchy Clarifies Electrical Safety
A clear and realistic set of objectives goes a long way in driving continuous improvements in electrical safety. Resources can be allocated and priorities can be defined once objectives are set...
OSHA Issues Proposed Rule to Adopt the Globally Harmonized Hazard Communication System
Calling it the “first step in an aggressive regulatory agenda” for the Obama administration, acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Jordan Barab announced a proposed rule to align OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (hazcom standard) with provisions of the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The rule was published in the Sept. 30 Federal Register...
MSHA Awards $500,000 in Mine Safety Grants
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) recently announced awarded $500,000 in grant funds to six organizations that provide education and training within the mining industry...
CSB: Inadequate Reactor Cooling System Likely Culprit in T2 Explosion
The fatal December 2007 explosion and fire at T2 Laboratories in Jacksonville, Fla., was caused by a runaway chemical reaction that likely resulted from an inadequate reactor cooling system, investigators from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) said in a final draft report released Sept. 15...
House Hearing: How Will Swine Flu Impact Small Businesses?
During a Sept. 9 hearing before the House Committee on Small Business, officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Commerce and the Department of Homeland Security testified about preparations underway to help small companies respond to an anticipated resurgence of the H1N1 virus...
One Year Remaining for 9/11 Workers to Register for Workers’ Comp Program
Time is running out for workers and volunteers who participated in rescue, cleanup or recovery operations following the attack on the World Trade Center to register with New York State’s Workers’ Compensation Board to preserve the right to file for 9/11-related workers’ compensation...
The Plastic Surgeon’s Role in Disaster Relief Planning
When a terrorist bomb explodes, a tornado rips through a town, a hurricane devastates a region or wildfires ravage homes and businesses, plastic surgeons do not typically top the list of emergency responders. But according to UT Southwestern Medical Center plastic surgeons and disaster experts, they should...
Americans to Remember 9/11 with Acts of Service
Americans across the country will honor the victims and heroes of the 9/11 tragedy by serving their neighbors and communities as part of the first federally recognized September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance...
Rebuilding Together Joins United We Serve Initiative to Honor 9/11
Rebuilding Together, a nonprofit organization working to preserve affordable homeownership, has embraced the federal United We Serve Day of Service and Remembrance on Sept. 11 by taking part in major home rehabilitation projects around the country and distributing energy-savings education kits to 50,000 people...
Volunteer Firefighter Receives Posthumous Medal of Valor 8 Years After 9/11
On Sept. 9, the family of Glenn Winuk, an off-duty volunteer firefighter who lost his life on 9/11 when he raced to ground zero to offer assistance, accepted the 9/11 Medal of Valor on his behalf...
72 Officers Honored at 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony in Washington, D.C.
A ceremony scheduled for today at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C., will recall the deadliest day in U.S. law enforcement history...
Congress Recognizes Sacrifice of those who Died on 9/11
The House of Representatives on Sept. 10 unanimously passed H.R. 722 – managed on the House floor by U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman, D-N.Y. – that marks the eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The measure was approved 416 to 0...
N.Y. Mayor Bloomberg: Reappointment of John Howard Is ‘Welcome News’
“President Obama’s re-appointment of John Howard, M.D., to his dual role as director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and as World Trade Center programs coordinator at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is welcome news as we approach the 8th commemoration of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks,” said New York Michael Bloomberg...
Emergency Managers Join Emergency Preparedness Drills Scheduled for Sept. 11
The International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) USA Council will participate in emergency communication drills and shelter in place drills on Sept. 11 as part of a national campaign encouraging organizations to rehearse what they would do during a natural disaster or other form of emergency...
DHS Secretary Napolitano and FEMA Administrator Fugate Unveil New Ads to Encourage Emergency Preparedness
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano joined with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate and the Ad Council to launch a new series of Ready Campaign public service advertisements (PSAs) designed to encourage all Americans to take steps to prepare for emergencies, kicking off September’s National Preparedness Month...
American Red Cross Wants You to ‘Do More Than Cross Your Fingers’ to Prepare for Emergencies
A new survey shows that while about half of Americans have experienced a significant emergency, many people still are not ready for the unexpected because they do not know what to do. In fact, only about 12 percent of Americans are ready for an emergency...
President’s Advisors Predict as many as 90,000 H1N1 Flu Deaths
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) recently released a report that indicates as many as 90,000 people – mostly children and young adults – could die from the H1N1 flu virus if it re-emerges this fall...
Two Firefighters Perish in Buffalo, N.Y., Fire
Two Buffalo, N.Y., firefighters lost their lives in the early morning hours of Aug. 24 while fighting a three-alarm fire in a convenience store...
Exposure to World Trade Center Attack Linked to New Cases of Asthma, PTSD
Large numbers of recovery and rescue workers, nearby residents and office workers who experienced intense or prolonged exposure to the World Trade Center attack have reported new diagnoses of asthma or post-traumatic stress 5-6 years after the attack...
Displaced Residents Argue Construction Co. Responsible for Fire Losses
In August 2009, a massive fire at a Conshohocken, Pa., apartment complex drove more than 200 people out of their homes...
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