During Haiti's Carnival, at least 16 people died when a man atop a parade float apparently contacted a power line.
The train was carrying Bakken crude oil when it derailed, causing a fire as well as a spill into the Kanawha River, which threatened a municipal drinking water supply.
Failure to act in a cardiac emergency can result in a preventable death.
The 239 passengers and crew on board have been declared dead, but the recovery operation continues.
One of 30 research projects completed during 2014 will win the medal, with the winner announced during NFPA's 2015 annual conference. The medal recognizes the project that best exemplifies the foundation's fire safety mission, technical challenges that were overcome, and a collaborative approach to execution.
It seeks applicants with emergency management, emergency response, and cybersecurity expertise. Appointments are for three-year terms to end Aug. 15, 2018.
A Los Angeles City Council member, LAFD Chief Ralph Terrazas, and representatives of ATF and the L.A. Police Department held a news conference Jan. 21 to announce the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever was responsible for last month's Da Vinci Apartments fire.
The DOT agency's Federal Register notice says it wants to find out what types of training are required and when, as well as how driving incidents impact driving privileges.
The combustible dust explosion at the New Jersey company injured seven employees in 2012.
One passenger died while dozens of others were hospitalized due to smoke inhalation in an incident in the nation's capital.
The agency's MMWR publication this week featured a report on an assessment of responders following a vinyl chloride release from a New Jersey train derailment in 2012.
The tentative amendment follows work conducted by the CDC.
The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation is looking for female SCA survivors to participate in the "Hearts for Fashion Show" being hosted by the American Heart Association and Boston Scientific on Feb. 7. The survivor component will be from 10-11 a.m.
The organization's Tentative Interim Amendment would revise its Standard on Protective Clothing for Emergency Medical Operations in order to better protect first responders from the Ebola virus.
The department announced that gas emergencies rose by 68 percent, while fires and fire deaths remain at historic lows.
Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee thanked the commission's members and staff for their work, as well as affected residents and first responders. He is proposing a transportation package that includes $36 million for landslide mitigation measures, funding for advanced LiDAR imagery, and risk analysis for priority areas.
The worker died while cleaning oil residue inside a rail car at the company's facility in Mounds, Ill.
The Los Angeles Fire Department's spokesperson, Katherine Main, reported that LAFD's Arson/Counter-Terrorism Section has requested the assistance of the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives National Response Team to aid in the cause investigation.
In a collaborative effort, the CDC is training and assessing Ebola hospital readiness.
The 60-page document is meant to assist responders in health care, public safety, utilities, construction, humanitarian aid, and cleanup services.