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Recent Fire Sprinkler Retrofit of 100-Year-Old Apartment Building Pays Off when Fire Breaks Out; No Deaths, Injuries, or Significant Property Damage Reported

Photos above and below provided courtesy of the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority (LFRA), Facebook   Last Monday night at approximately 10pm, a 100-year-old apartment building in Loveland, CO experienced a fire. Fortunately, a fire sprinkler system

On International Firefighters' Day, say thanks by taking responsibility for your own safety

May 4 is International Firefighters’ Day. This special event memorializes a fatal event in which 5 volunteers from the Geelong West Fire Brigade in Australia lost their lives while bravely fighting an intense wildfire in 1999. While this tragic

CMS Issues Additional Waivers Related to Fire Protection Systems

  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provided an update to the extensive list of waivers that have already been issued as result of the COVID-19 public health emergency that was declared on January 31.  The April 29 release

Take and share the 2020 Safety Stand Down Quiz today!

  This year’s Fire Service Safety Stand Down Quiz Sweepstakes emphasizes the safety theme “Building a Super Highway to Safety – Protecting our Responders on Roadways,” and is now available for taking and sharing.  

Deadly South Korea blaze underscores need for construction site fire safety

More than 400 firefighters and 120 emergency vehicles were deployed to the scene of a fire in a warehouse under construction near Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday. The blaze killed at least 38 workers who were inside the structure at the time. (Getty

Getting My Ducks In a Row: The Importance of Professional Connections

Last week, my teenage son came to me and said, “Yo, Mom. Can we get some baby ducks?” No joke. He really said “Yo, Mom.” (Cue the eye roll.) And he really asked for ducks. (Cue the eyebrow lift.) I quickly brushed off this request

New podcast explores community risk reduction and COVID-19

When COVID-19 first made landfall in the United States in late February, it immediately took a heavy toll on the Life Care Center nursing home in Kirkland, Washington, where elderly residents began falling ill and dying from the disease by the

911 Dispatchers Making a Difference Now, Always

Late last month, CBS News in New York reported that 911 dispatchers in that beleaguered hub have received, on several occasions, more emergency calls than they took on September 11, 2001. Call volume in the most populated city in the US typically ranges

A Better Understanding of NFPA 70E: Employees at Greater Risk of an Electrical Injury

I have written several blogs regarding employees at risk of an electrical injury. Many of those blogs point out that electrical injuries and fatalities are not limited to those solely in an electrical occupation. It has been a while since I looked

Infographic Reinforces Infection Control As Covid-19 Continues

If there has been a constant concern throughout the coronavirus, it has been the issue of infection control. While the medical community works tirelessly to save lives and straighten the COVID-19 curve, first responders play an equally vital role on the