Ohio sewing volunteers repair 2K N95 masks for FD John Benson The Plain Dealer, Cleveland SEVEN HILLS, Ohio — Even though Margie Mitchner is a former member of the Quad City Community...
Photo of the Week: COVID-19 can't stop climb to fight cancer This week's Photo of the Week shows five Seattle-area firefighters climbing the city's famed Space Needle tower to benefit the fight against...
Rocky Mountain Pandemic: An inside look at how Eagle County, Colorado – home of Vail – has managed the COVID-19 pandemic By Laura Neitzel The towns and villages of Eagle County, Colorado, wind through the White River National Forest under the peaks of the Rocky...
DHS secretary joins Fla. firefighters to discuss SAFER grant program Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf visited Jacksonville (Florida) Fire and Rescue Department Station 1 on Tuesday, reinforcing recent...
Dräger PSS 5000 SCBA Dräger SCBAs allow firefighters to do the job more quickly, safely, and effectively. Dräger makes PPE that’s lightweight and...
Dräger 2018 SCBA edition Dräger SCBAs allow firefighters to do the job more quickly, safely, and effectively. Dräger makes PPE that’s lightweight and...
Drager X-plore 1700 If smoke can be smelled, the dangers of particulates lie in wait. A Dräger disposable mask like the X-plore 1700 helps prevent these tiny...
Dräger Xplore 3500 Dräger SCBAs allow firefighters to do the job more quickly, safely, and effectively. Dräger makes PPE that’s lightweight and...
COVID-19: How public safety companies are assisting the frontline pandemic response By Staff Public safety personnel are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic response. EMTs and paramedics are assessing, treating and...
Senators call on White House to provide PPE to wildland firefighters By Laura French WASHINGTON — Three U.S. senators have issued a letter to Vice President Mike Pence and the White House Coronavirus Task Force...
Multiple firefighters suffer 'significant injuries' in explosion in Los Angeles UPDATE: May 18, 6 p.m. PST The radio traffic from the event has been released. See YouTube clip below. You’ll hear emergency traffic...
Texas FFs tapped to aid nursing home testing effort Emily Foxhall , Taylor Goldenstein and Jordan Rubio Houston Chronicle HOUSTON — Firefighters and paramedics across Texas have been...
Tenn. county health dept. halts agreement to share virus patient info with 911 Rosana Hughes Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn. HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — The Hamilton County Health Department has ended its agreement with...
PGI BarriAire™ Gold Hood with Nomex® Nano Flex – Test ASTM F1930 – 10 Second Exposure The flame protection of PGI's BarriAire™ Gold hood surpasses the standard 3-second test under ASTM F1930. This video shows how the...
Which firefighting helmet is the right one for you? It depends By Robert Avsec for FireRescue1 BrandFocus Perhaps no subject prompts more passionate debate amongst firefighters than that of “What’s...
How would the HEROES Act impact fire and emergency services? Following House Democrats’ proposal of the HEROES Act (H.R. 6800) on Tuesday, the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) outlined...
A view from inside a COVID-19 ‘War Room’ By Adam Jackson Like most members of the fire service, I was not prepared for this new enemy. I remember hearing of about the outbreak of the...
The realities of firefighter PPE decontamination following COVID-19 exposures By Jeffrey and Grace Stull In our last column, we attempted to provide up-to-date information to help with the growing confusion about appropriate...
7 face mask purchasing and policy considerations for police, fire, EMS and corrections Face masks, once rarely used by public safety providers during patient or suspect contact, are now required throughout an entire shift for many...
Whistleblower: TSA hoarded 1.4 million N95 masks Andy Mannix Star Tribune (Minneapolis) MINNEAPOLIS — The Transportation Security Administration has hoarded more than 1.4 million N95...
