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2017 International “Floodfighter” Emergency Management, Flood and Water Rescue Master Class

Hosted by Charlotte Fire Department, Charlotte, NC, USA Saturday, 11 March, 2017 to Friday, 17…

USFA & NVFC Release Report on Critical Health and Safety Issues in the Volunteer Fire Service

The United States Fire Administration (USFA) has released the results of a partnership with the…

Safety tips regarding indoor Christmas trees

Christmas tree safety produced by the Professional Firefighters of Nevada – the video provides safety…

E-ONE Receives Order from U.S. Air Force for ECOLOGIC® Testing Systems

E-ONE, a member of the REV Group, is pleased to announce an order from the…

Cape Canaveral Fire Rescue Services To Benefit from Opticom GPS System Emergency Pre-emption Solution

System provides priority to emergency vehicles at intersection for improvements in operational safety and response…

Tyler Dennison and Patrick Vietti from dealer partner, L.N. Curtis & sons, presenting the 2015 award to Koosharem Fire Rescue.
Departments in MO and KY Latest Recipients in 2016 Globe Gear Giveaway

Globe, DuPont Protection Solutions (DuPont), and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) are pleased to…

Drought and Fire in the Southeastern United States

Wildfires in the southeastern United States are usually small and do not produce much smoke…

Bill Black to Head Safety Components’ West Region Sales Efforts

Safety Components, Inc. (SCI), the world leader in technology driven fabric solutions for high performance…

2017 National Volunteer Fire Council Training Summit: Call for Presentations

The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) is pleased to announce that it will be hosting…

San Francisco Fire Department 120th Class of Probationary Firefighters to be Sworn In

On Friday November the 4th, 2016, Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White administered the Oath of Allegiance…

Globe Manufacturing Wins International Achievement Award for ATHLETIX™ Turnout Gear Design and Innovation

Globe Manufacturing Company announced that it was awarded the 2016 International Achievement Awards (IAA) Award of…

Emergency Managers Find Small Unmanned Aerial Systems Effective for Flooding and Popular With Residents
Emergency Managers Find Small Unmanned Aerial Systems Effective for Flooding and Popular With Residents

A paper to be presented on Oct 24 at the IEEE International Symposium on Safety…

Yocha Dehe Fire Chief Earns Prestigious “Chief Fire Officer” Designation

Chief Gary Fredericksen of the Yocha Dehe Fire Department has been designated a “Chief Fire…

Members of the Wright Patterson fire department spray foam on a tractor trailer and car after they collided head-on and burst into flames April 14, 2015, on eastbound I-70 near the Enon Road entrance. The driver of the car, Christopher Coleman of Xenia, was killed in the crash but the truck driver escaped without injury. Bill Lackey/Staff
Firefighting foam under fire for link to water contamination injuries

Foam caused shutdown of drinking wells at Wright-Patterson and will no longer be used at the…

Los Angeles Marathon. Rex assisting Marathon Runners.
REX Rapid Extraction Introduces RexONE™ First Responder Backpack Stretcher

REX Rapid Extraction introduces the RexONE™ First Responder Backpack Mobile Stretcher – A tri-fold backpack…

Hurricane Hermine was the first storm to strike Florida in more than a decade

For the first time in a decade, a hurricane is poised to strike Florida. At…