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Tips for Effective PPE Selection

Even if you’re not in a large department and can’t afford to wear-test PPE, there are many steps you can take to ensure you’re speccing the right equipment for your firefighters.
(Saturday, December 22, 2012) read
Tags: personal protective equipment, PPE, speccing
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LION Provides Donations to Sandy-Ravaged Departments

LION is pleased to announce the recent donation of thousands of items valued at more than $125,000 to the Long Island area’s first responders, with distribution assistance provided by the Long Beach Fire Department, one of the fire departments who absorbed significant storm damage.
(Friday, December 14, 2012) read
Tags: Hurricane Sandy, LION, superstorm sandy, Firefighter Safety and Health
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AIRVAC 911®: Health and Safety Is Our First Priority

Diesel exhaust has been elevated to a “known carcinogen.” The Air Vacuum Corporation provides its AIRVAC 911® exhaust removal system to remove both carcinogenic gasses and particulate.
(Monday, December 10, 2012) read
Tags: Firefighter Safety and Health
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Lack of Fire Service Support for the Near-Miss System Is a Warning Sign

In September, continued grant funding for the National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System was rejected by a group of fire service leaders. FireRescue Editor-in-Chief Tim Sendelbach argues that failure to convince our own of the importance of near-miss reporting and sharing is a warning sign that we’re losing focus on the need to learn from our past.
(Tuesday, November 20, 2012) read
Tags: close calls, injury, lessons learned, line-of-duty death, LODD, National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System, near-miss, Management and Leadership
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Minerva Bunker Gear Cleaners Offers Free Cleaning to Departments Affected by Sandy

Minerva Bunker Gear Cleaners, based in the Bronx, N.Y., announced today that it will offer free cleaning of bunker gear to fire departments directly affected by Superstorm Sandy. "
(Wednesday, November 7, 2012) read
Tags: bunker gear, cleaning PPE, Minerva Bunker Gear Cleaners, PPE, superstorm sandy, Firefighter Safety and Health

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