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Perrin uses its proven PowerCube technology to create HVAC system for Smeal fire apparatus
Responder resources budget priorities
Preplanning for molten material releases
Has a safety culture been established?
EMS placed in 'at risk' situations
Training for an 'active shooter'
CWSI alarm systems merge existing technology with new
Contract worker dies from injuries sustained in an April 17 refinery fire in Beaumont, TX
Spartan promotes cab protection with new sensor/air bag system
Cart mounted explosion proof LED lighting
Pennsylvania firefighters donate truck to devastated West, Texas
OSHA issues new resource to protect emergency workers at combustible dust fires
IES gives industry a third choice in providing plant fire protection
Larson Electronics Releases Explosion Proof Exit Sign with Emergency Backup
Elkhart Brass simplifies pump controls
Allianz risk engineers broaden their experience with live-fire training at TEEX
The late Phil Cummins remembered as the Nostradamus of modern fire fighting
A Minnesota refinery brigade unites management, personnel and the community in its protection strategy
Chemical Safety Board criticized for lengthy investigations still pending

Judge finds for CSB in Deepwater Horizon probe

Texas State Fire Marshal's Office and the ATF conclude their scene investigation in the West  fertilizer plant explosion
Emergency plan preserved computer data as fire destroyed Wisconsin plant
Man arrested for sabotage at oil refinery near Rawlins, WY
Fish kill prompts bill to improve emergency response in Georgia
Legionella found in samples taken from Australian oil refinery drinking water
Cause determined in Saskatchewan refinery fire
Larson Electronics Introduces Explosion Proof LED Light Tower
Northwest Homer Fire Department District receives vehicle donation from CITGO Lemont, IL, refinery
Risks to plant safety, productivity could rise along with increase in oil production. WIKA's Full Audit Service Team provides instrumentation expertise to protect lives, operations, profits
No charges filed in 2008 sugar refinery fire that killed 14 workers in Savannah, GA
UK roofing contractor ordered to pay £21m fine after factory fire
Southeast Kansas refinery to pay $2.3 million for 2007 spill
Company receives Aurora Award for infection control and prevention training
Survivor of Kentucky plant explosion shares memories on 10th anniversary
Federal and state investigators release technical report on Richmond, CA, refinery pipe rupture and fire
5th anniversary of Georgia sugar refinery dust explosion that killed 14 and injured dozens
Deadly Middletown, CT, explosion in 2010 caused changes in workplace safety
Chemical Safety Board releases report on Louisville, KY, explosion that killed two in 2011.
Action Training Systems receives Aurora Award for vehicle extrication training program
California bay area refinery fined nearly $1M for August 2012 vapor release fire
CSB statement on Van, TX, storage tank blast finds similarities to 2009 Mississippi tragedy
Massachusetts chemical plant roof fire quickly extinguished
OSHA awards Roco Rescue the VPP Star for identification and elimination of hazards
Fireworks disposal explosion that killed 5 resulted from unsafe practices, says CSB investigators
1988 grain elevator blast in Henderson, KY, killed 3
1963 Indiana meat packing plant explosion killed 17, injured more than 50
110th anniversary of famous Massachusetts industrial disaster that killed 22
Firefighters may have gouged pipe that triggered the Richmond, CA, refinery vapor cloud fire
OSU traces its heritage in fire back to the 1930s
Equipping leaders in industrial hygiene, fire technology and safety
A sampling of the best and brightest to go through Oklahoma State University's fire and safety programs
A lost friend is recalled on the anniversary of the worst boilover disaster on record
Owners are responsible for addressing repair & maintenance issues with tanks
Panasonic offers updates for Toughbook computers
Latest Firecom intercom goes further in advancing improved communications
Device concentrates dry powder near fire
Has the flammability of modern man-made materials made it time to change fire ground tactics?
New tools to maintain EMS skills
The politics and properties of hazmat
Preplanning for refinery vapor releases
Making the most of simulations
Rawlins, WY, refinery worker recovers from May 2012 fire
On site fire training company changes name, location and management
IFW publisher David White addresses Society of Fire Protection Engineers Conference in Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Corpus Christi refinery firefighters train aboard WWII aircraft carrier
New Mexico refinery to pay $400K fine for  2010 explosion
Fire truck distributor co-sponsors Dec. 3 episode of ABC home repair show 
Minnesota plastics manufacturer recovers from devastating office fire
Impact of factory fire ripples through Australian car industry
Kentucky mutual aid responders unite for training in October
German plant fire fosters global automotive collaboration to find CDT substitute
Firefighters practice for tunnel emergencies using an unfinished nuclear-power plant
Spontaneous combustion blamed for Oct. 1 fuel plant fire
Williams Fire & Hazard Control breaks ground in Port Arthur
Illinois firefighters receive top-notch training in Corpus Christi
California chemical plant holds yearly emergency drill
California crude unit knocked out in August fire will be offline until 2013
BP sells troubled refinery, other assets to Marathon for $2.5 billion
Wyoming OSHA fines refinery $155,000 for May 8 fire
Workers rescue colleague trapped in burning UK plastics factory
Thermite tank from Howe and Howe Technologies is the latest entry of robotics to danger zones.
Diaper shortage possible after plant explosion
French court rules factory chief, Total subsidiary guilty in fatal 2001 plant blast
Vapor release at a Gulf Coast plant threatens neighboring oil refinery
Darley's new ZS 3000 pump delivers record flow for emergency responders
Modern technology allows water tank inspections without taking the tank out of service
Vapor: The most dangerous state
Sorry doesn't get the job done
Small town firefighters protect big chunk of Illinois economy
Ohio plant destroyed by fire in 2011 will not rebuild
New telephone alert vendor sought by county after August 6 refinery fire fumble
CSB releases photos of vapor cloud involved in August 6 accident at Richmond, CA, refinery
2011 Canadian refinery explosion and fire began with corroded pipe

Despite recent blaze, California refinery's safety record is better than most

Action Training Systems receives 2012 Best of Poulsbo Award for first responder education & training
Chemical Safety Board to pursue full investigation of August 6 refinery fire in Richmond, CA
 
 

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