Firefighter Near Miss Reports of the Week

Several things can impede our situational awareness. In this week’s report, newly fallen snow hides the exact location o... Read more

The best-intentioned instructors often forget the basic core fundamentals. Training is a forum where we expect failure a... Read more

Fire crews working a fire in a long-abandoned church took care to plan their defensive attack with safety in mind, but i... Read more

Back-up hose lines help back-up teams save lives every day. Having personnel spot us when backing apparatus prevents cos... Read more

Holidays at the firehouse are some of the best days to work. During the holiday routine, normal daily activities tend to... Read more

When a collapse occurs right next to another firefighter, the victim decides to get his partner's attention rather than ... Read more

Though it seems this summer never ended, soon winter will blast away the memories of record temperatures with bone-chill... Read more

Firefighters responded to a mutual aid fire in a cornfield. Their assignment was to fill brush trucks from the tender, h... Read more

While trying to avoid traffic and think about the response, a driver turns too quickly and strikes the station with an e... Read more

A fire crew was working to extricate two patients from a vehicle involved in a collision. Their extrication tool broke, ... Read more