The Truth Behind NFPA 1901 – The Solution to the Age Old Red / Yellow Debate
The Fire service has been deeply rooted in tradition, for decades fire apparatus has been red adorned with gold lettering, in the 1970’s some departments experimented with “Lime Green” which was more...
View ArticleBreaking News: Many firefighters suffer smoke inhalation injuries at Medical...
The Allenadge City fire department was called to a fire last night around 1 a.m. at the Dr. Raggs Weed dispensary. The Talmdale fire department initially assisted and additional manpower was later...
View ArticleFirefighters Terminated for Testing Positive for THC after Medical Pot...
Two firefighters who work for the Great Falls Fire Dept. both hired in 2008 are off the Job permanently today after testing positive for Marijuana. The un-named firefighters who are also volunteers for...
View ArticleFire Dept. develops new Medical Marijuana Policy
In response to the Legalization medical Marijuana grow operations and dispensaries Allenadge Fire Chief Jimmy Marin expressed concerns that it was merely a matter of time before his department was...
View ArticleFirefighters kicked out of grade school due to nozzles that look like guns
Firefighters on Friday made a visit to Thornton Melon grade school to teach fire safety to 3rd graders. But when they showed some of their gear to the kids school officials quickly stopped the...
View ArticleOSHA to mandate “Safety Green” turnout gear for all Firefighters
In a bid to help prevent firefighter injuries at traffic crashes and traffic direction duties OSHA will require all new Turnout Gear to be made in safety green. This announcement comes after it was...
View ArticleRhett Fleitz starts clothing company so he can finally get Firefighter shirts...
Better known as the Fire Critic, blogger Rhett Fletiz has started into a new online adventure, a clothing company. Engine Company Apparel was started due to the fact Rhett was getting sick of buying...
View ArticleUL Fire Research admits to being bunch of Pyromaniacs with jobs
UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute has been doing a series of experiments that will revolutionize modern firefighting tactics. CallTheCops has discovered an interesting fact about the scientists...
View ArticleDispatch advising to expect wait times for 50 Shades of Grey related rescue...
The Steeleville 911 call center is advising residents to expect wait times of over an hour for non-emergency rescue calls. With the release of the movie 50 Shades of Grey on a Valentine's weekend with...
View ArticleHazMat Team says it is too cold to respond, call them after it warms up
A small Wisconsin community is dealing with a derailed train right in the middle of a residential neighborhood. Due to sub-zero temperatures the HazMat teams are refusing to respond, they claim the...
View ArticleEngineer says Firefighters are stupid to fear Lightweight Engineered Beams
Cost saving measures in construction are becoming more commonplace. A popular trend is the use of Lightweight Engineered Lumber truss systems to create larger places with less wood. Firefighters say...
View ArticleFEMA & DHS to mandate new national level 10-code use
Years ago many emergency workers used 10-codes to communicate over radio systems. In the wake of some disaster and terror attack responses these codes were abandoned to "normal speak" on radios. Now...
View ArticlePolice pull off awesome prank on Fire Department.
Everyday CallTheCops trolls public safety workers with publishes fake, satirical stories. So for today (April Fools day) we are doing something a tad different giving you a funny video to watch.
View ArticleFirefighters terminated for helping with wedding proposal
Firefighters from the city of Harrison are in hot water after helping a member propose to his girlfriend. The issue comes due to the firefighters pulling a surprise fire drill at Poseidon Grade School....
View ArticleMayor bans Police and Fire employees from Memorial Murph
On Monday as part of Memorial Day many people will participate in what is called the Memorial Murph workout. This workout is in honor of US Navy SEAL LT. Michael P. Murphy. Mayor William Stranix has...
View ArticleCity Aldermen upset over firefighters mowing firehouse lawn on duty
Aldermen Jeremy Sacani has raised a complaint with the local fire department. His issue came from seeing on duty paid firefighters out mowing the lawn at the fire station. Something he thinks is a...
View ArticleRecord numbers of Police and Firefighters come out of closet and announce...
Police and Fire chiefs from around the country are reporting record number of vacation requests being put in by their employees. The reason... the US Supreme Court made gay marriage legal and now these...
View ArticleFire departments issue warning over July 4th home flame thrower novelty kits
Fire crackers, cherry bombs, M-80s and bottle rockets all have been popular in the one-ups-men-ship of the suburban dad July 4th artillery show. Now all great home fireworks of the past are about to be...
View ArticleReport finds Firefighters at risk due to exposure to the chemical Dihydrogen...
It seems everyday there is a new risk to being a firefighter. Chemicals found on fire scenes and absorbed into turnout gear have been linked to many illness. Now a chemical found in fire hose is...
View ArticleNFPA to mandate all Fire based EMS deploy BLS equipped engines.
With fire departments seeing an increase in EMS based call volumes many are calling for NFPA to be address the needs of fire based EMS. One possible new mandate will see NFPA 1901 call for any new fire...
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