The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently released a safety advisory on the importance of understanding and training on the portable radio emergency alert button (EAB) ...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) – A federal investigation into a house fire last summer that killed two firefighters has determined that city fire officials failed to effectively respond to mayday calls. The ...

On Nov. 21, 2009, the Wheat Ridge (Colo.) Fire Protection District responded to a reported residential structure fire. According to the after-action report, within minutes of initiating interior ...

BRIDGEPORT — After two firefighters died while battling a July 2010 fire, the city implemented a series of procedural and structural changes designed to prevent another tragic incident. The new ...

When firefighters are introduced to mayday operations during training, standard drills are performed on apparatus bay floors as simplified rescue scenarios with limited options for failure. Failure is ...

Tense moments for two Green Bay Metro firefighters when the ceiling collapsed on them during a fire at a duplex on Green Bay's west side. No one was hurt. Fire crews responded to 1505 Beech Tree Drive ...

The Harker Heights Fire Department conducted Mayday drills Thursday, which are intended to prepare firefighters to act in the event a firefighter needs emergency assistance while inside a burning ...

"What do you mean we have permission to use the word Mayday- we have been using it all along! What's the big deal?"I can hear some readers now: "What do you mean we have permission to use the word ...