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Mammoth Eurotunnel Blaze Marks 24th Anniversary
English and French firefighters join forces to extinguish flames under worst conditions possible.
English and French firefighters join forces to extinguish flames under worst conditions possible.
Passive fire protection has to be more than fireproof. It also has to be people-proof.
On July 6, 2013, a runaway freight train derailed and exploded in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec.
Hazmat experts pressed into service for body recovery
Severed Artery
Sharing the hard-won wisdom
Workers returned to their jobs less than 90 minutes after the first warning
Nobody on the Brayton Fire Training Field during the annual Industrial Fire School in July knows the pipe alley project better than retired Exxon firefighter Harold Broom. He has served as an instructor on the prop for 10 years, graduating to module leader for the course four years ago.
The 10-acre training field comes complete with a combination multiple-story burn building and high angle rope rescue prop, a four-level simulated process unit, and a 24-foot diameter bulk storage tank.
Wisconsin state legislators voted Tuesday to tighten restrictions on the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, referred to by some as "forever chemicals," in firefighting foam.