The health and safety risks and hazards of firefighting on the men and women that make up the profession is increasingly well studied and documented. Meaningful and sound research has led to changes in individual fitness priorities, personal protective equipment, first responder personnel activities on the fire-ground, and a better understanding of the overall health risks increasingly associated with firefighting.
- PUB DATE: 1/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firefighternation.com

I don’t know what happened up there 27 years ago this past November, the morning six firefighters died on a windswept hill in south Kansas City. Maybe no one will ever know, except for the arsonists responsible for their deaths. But I do know this. The federal government — the same federal government that imprisoned five people for life in the case — has acknowledged that it never fully solved the crime.
- PUB DATE: 1/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: kansas city star

An elderly man died after his house caught fire Thursday morning in Parkland. Neighbors said he was a disabled veteran who lived alone. The fire broke out around 9 a.m. in the 14100 block of 13th Ave. East, according to Central Pierce Fire & Rescue officials. Firefighters arrived to find the man lying in the hallway with severe burns to the upper half of his body.
- PUB DATE: 1/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

An elderly man died after his house caught fire Thursday morning in Parkland. Neighbors said he was a disabled veteran who lived alone. The fire broke out around 9 a.m. in the 14100 block of 13th Ave. East, according to Central Pierce Fire & Rescue officials. Firefighters arrived to find the man lying in the hallway with severe burns to the upper half of his body.
- PUB DATE: 1/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Fulshear (TX) Fire Department, 100-foot rear-mount aerial quint. Gladiator cab and chassis; Cummins ISX550-hp engine; Waterous CSU 2,000-gpm pump.