Industry Articles

A Life Dictated By the Bell – At 50 I hope my body can keep up

June 2, 2008

We all remember learning about that Pavlov guy, who taught dogs to respond to the sound of a bell. For 30 years now I have been doing the exact same thing. Not so much the teaching part; I’ve been the dog. Way back in 1978, I received intensive training on how to respond to a [...]

Read the full article →

Training With Fire for Wildland Class – Command 2E

May 24, 2008

In a week long class conducted in San Bernardino, 20 west coast firefighters from all across southern California participated in training simulations for the CSFM Fire Command 2E. The Class was held at the headquarters for the San Bernardino unit of Cal Fire. Battalion Chief Dave Golder with The California Fire Department lead the instruction [...]

Read the full article →

USFA and DOT Complete Study of Traffic Incident Management Systems

May 22, 2008

EMMITSBURG, MD. – The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Highway Administration, working in partnership with the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA), have developed a report that provides technical guidance and training programs in traffic incident management for fire and emergency service providers. The report, Traffic Incident Management [...]

Read the full article →

New Study Released on Fire Fighters and Cancer Risk

May 14, 2008

A new study conducted by the Massachusetts Department of Health under a grant from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) confirms that there are elevated cancer risks among fire fighters and that these risks are consistent with other studies of fire fighters. In the current study, “Cancer Incidence Among Male Massachusetts Firefighters, [...]

Read the full article →

Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC)

May 14, 2008

The tiny hole in the rolled groove in this picture is a sprinkler fitter’s nightmare: a small leak that potentially causes water damage to the building or contents where the sprinkler system is installed. This leak was caused by Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC), also known as bio-corrosion. It is the result of the metabolic action [...]

Read the full article →

Supermajority of Senators Vote to Consider Cooperation Act

May 13, 2008

In a remarkable show of bipartisan support for the IAFF and its members, 69 senators voted May 13 to consider H.R. 980, the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act. The 69-29 vote on the motion to proceed permits the Senate to debate and amend the bill. “Today, Senators from both parties stood up in support of [...]

Read the full article →

NIOSH Issues Safety Advisory for Aerial Ladders With Locking Waterway

May 10, 2008

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has issued a safety advisory regarding the set-up of aerial ladders with a locking waterway. NIOSH is currently investigating an April 8, 2008, fire fighter line-of-duty-death involving an aerial ladder with a locking waterway. This incident highlights the importance of following the manufacturer’s recommendations for aerial [...]

Read the full article →

O.C.’s Emergency Operations Center needs repairs, grand jury says

May 7, 2008

Orange County’s Emergency Operations Center, its nerve center during such disasters as October’s wildfires, needs renovation or it may find itself a victim of a disaster, according to a grand jury report released Tuesday. Backup power is inadequate, the sewer system can be overloaded, and smoke wafted in during the fires, prompting people to wear [...]

Read the full article →

Mayor Riley Endangers Fire Fighter Lives with Sofa Store Report Cover-up

May 4, 2008

May 4, 2008 – IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger issued the following statement about the long delay of the Sofa Super Store investigative report announced by Mayor Joe Riley late May 2. “If Mayor Joe Riley is serious about keeping the fire fighters he is responsible for safe on the job, he needs to release [...]

Read the full article →

Dangerous Airport Fire/Rescue Standards Jeopardize Lives, FireFighters Say

May 1, 2008

The lax safety culture of the Federal Aviation Administration extends beyond aircraft maintenance to the outdated 20-year-old FAA standards for fire and rescue operations that jeopardize ives in the event of an aircraft incident at an airport, the International Association of Fire Fighters charged today. “The FAA has resisted modernizing its safety standards since 1988, [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →