Training to command a mayday event Officers must take personal responsibility for member readiness and plan single-company and multi-company drills to hone their own command skills
4 important considerations for victims of collapsed structures Rescuers need to anticipate specific medical problems and patient needs as they prepare to encounter patients in a collapsed structure or debris pile
10-point MVC safety checklist Help keep you, your crew and your patient safe at motor vehicle collision scenes
Texas groups launch $1.1M initiative to donate equipment to first responders in 22 counties Each of the more than 150 kits to be donated contains a Jaws of Life tool, portable lighting, electronic road flares and more
Truck carrying 50 boxes of bees crashes; first responders, ambulance swarmed Firefighters warded off the bees by dousing them with water
8 keys to good firefighter extrication gloves Whether or not the gloves are NFPA certified, use this checklist to guide your next extrication glove purchase
Patient management in the technical rescue environment Medical Director Jeremy Cushman encourages BLS providers to develop medical preplans for technical rescue scenarios they may encounter