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Mine Rescue Day honors first responders in mine emergencies

October 29, 2015

MSHA recently honored the commitment and sacrifice made by mine rescuers in its third annual Mine Rescue Day.

NEW Justrite® EN safety cabinets offer increased evacuation times in high risk environments

August 20, 2015

Higher risk environments benefit from using EN safety cabinets with a longer fire resistance time, offering increased evacuation time in the event of a fire. These environments include remote locations without quick access to fire-fighting emergency services and high-occupancy sites where evacuation times could be compromised.

Nineteen firefighters die in Arizona wildfire

July 1, 2013

Residents of Arizona are reeling from the deaths of nineteen firefighters yesterday -- members of an elite firefighting team who perished while battling a fast-moving wildfire.

New ways to battle high-rise fires

A “huge problem” in U.S., rest of world

April 23, 2013

The results of a landmark study on high-rise fires and the best ways to battle them were released at the 2013 Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Conference in Phoenix, Ariz. last week, prompting many fire departments throughout the United States to re-examine the ways they deal with fires in tall buildings.

Many fire departments in U.S. lack safety essentials, according to NFPA

October 31, 2011

Firefighters in many fire departments across the U.S. lack basic health and safety protections, adding unnecessary risks to an already risky occupation, according to an assessment released last week by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

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Join us for a 45 minute webinar to stay up-to-speed on the latest OSHA, White House, congressional, and state COVID-19 initiatives. You will learn how to facilitate the return of employees to the workplace while avoiding costly lawsuits and administrative citations.