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MSA Launches the G1 City Edition SCBA, Built From Years of Firefighter Feedback

MSA Launches the G1 City Edition SCBA, Built From Years of Firefighter Feedback

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MSA Safety has introduced the G1 City Edition SCBA, the newest member of its G1 Platform. This new self contained breathing apparatus was shaped by direct feedback from firefighters across...

MSA Launches the G1 City Edition SCBA, Built From Years of Firefighter Feedback

9 min read

MSA Safety has introduced the G1 City Edition SCBA, the newest member of its G1 Platform. This new self contained breathing apparatus was shaped by direct feedback from firefighters across...

What Cleveland's New Crash Attenuator Truck Means for Roadside Response

What Cleveland's New Crash Attenuator Truck Means for Roadside Response

9 min read

Every fire officer who has stood on an interstate shoulder with traffic still moving forty feet away knows the particular kind of exposed feeling that comes with roadside work. There...

What Cleveland's New Crash Attenuator Truck Means for Roadside Response

9 min read

Every fire officer who has stood on an interstate shoulder with traffic still moving forty feet away knows the particular kind of exposed feeling that comes with roadside work. There...

Pinellas County's New Rehab Trailer Targets a Health Risk Firefighters Rarely Talk About

Pinellas County's New Rehab Trailer Targets a Health Risk Firefighters Rarely Talk About

9 min read

Nobody joins the fire service worried about heat exhaustion. New recruits picture flashovers, maydays, and collapsing structures. They picture the moments that make the news. What they rarely picture is...

Pinellas County's New Rehab Trailer Targets a Health Risk Firefighters Rarely Talk About

9 min read

Nobody joins the fire service worried about heat exhaustion. New recruits picture flashovers, maydays, and collapsing structures. They picture the moments that make the news. What they rarely picture is...

Wildland Firefighters Killed in Colorado Burnover. What Every Crew Needs to Understand About Shelter Deployment

Wildland Firefighters Killed in Colorado Burnover. What Every Crew Needs to Understand About Shelter Deployment

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Three Rifle Helitack firefighters died on June 27 when a wind-driven wildfire trapped their five-person crew in a remote canyon along the Colorado-Utah border. Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson, and Sydney...

Wildland Firefighters Killed in Colorado Burnover. What Every Crew Needs to Understand About Shelter Deployment

8 min read

Three Rifle Helitack firefighters died on June 27 when a wind-driven wildfire trapped their five-person crew in a remote canyon along the Colorado-Utah border. Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson, and Sydney...

What a Six Day Boyle Heights Warehouse Fire Teaches Firefighters About Rooftop Solar Risk

What a Six Day Boyle Heights Warehouse Fire Teaches Firefighters About Rooftop Solar Risk

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A 500,000 square foot warehouse in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles burned for six straight days. Crews fought it around the clock, and by the time it was...

What a Six Day Boyle Heights Warehouse Fire Teaches Firefighters About Rooftop Solar Risk

9 min read

A 500,000 square foot warehouse in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles burned for six straight days. Crews fought it around the clock, and by the time it was...

8 Things First Responders Should Know About Fentanyl Exposure on Scene

8 Things First Responders Should Know About Fentanyl Exposure on Scene

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Fentanyl calls are now part of the job for almost every fire department, EMS crew, and law enforcement agency in the country. Whether you are responding to an overdose in...

8 Things First Responders Should Know About Fentanyl Exposure on Scene

9 min read

Fentanyl calls are now part of the job for almost every fire department, EMS crew, and law enforcement agency in the country. Whether you are responding to an overdose in...