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Russia: 'Through Time' travelling exhibition on vintage fire-fighting equipment in Ufa
A mobile exhibition of fire-fighting equipment 'Through Time' was held in Ufa (Central Russia): residents and guests of the capital of Bashkortostan were able to take a closer look at fire-fighting equipment from different eras
Fires, smoke inhalation and burns: symptoms, signs, rule of nine
Fires are an important cause of injury, death and economic damage. Smoke inhalation-induced damage leads to a dramatic worsening of mortality in burn patients: in these cases, smoke inhalation damage is added to burn damage, with often…
Fires, smoke inhalation and burns: stages, causes, flash over, severity
Fires are a major cause of injury, death and economic damage. Fires inside homes, which are the context in which the largest number of burns in the civilian population occur, are responsible for more than 80% of deaths
"Rome 2023 - European Firefighters Experience": the event will be on 14-25 April 2023
The National Fire Brigade has planned the "Rome 2023 - European Fire Brigades in Rome" event for the month of April, an opportunity for discussion and enhancement of the fire-fighting operational culture between the Italian Fire Brigades…
Rescue across the border: cooperation between the Julian and Istrian fire brigades resumes after the…
Relief on the Slovenian-Italian border: on 21 March, the Regional Director of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Fire Brigade, Engineer Agatino Carrolo, and the Trieste fire brigade commander, Engineer Girolamo Bentivoglio Fiandra, accepted the…
Firefighters, UK study confirms: contaminants increase the likelihood of getting cancer fourfold
Fire contaminants are linked to significant physical and mental health problems among UK firefighters: UK study confirms, 4-fold increase in chance of cancer
Ravenna, fire brigade supporting the Ocean Viking landing operations
On 31 December, the NGO Ocean Viking arrived at the port of Ravenna with about 130 migrants on board
UK, unions also controversial for firefighters: criticism of pay difference between chiefs and…
The controversy involving the UK rescue world does not spare firefighters: FBU pillories fire station chiefs, who according to the union do not demand more money for their rescuers because they are less involved in the issue
Tragedy near Lyon, fire in an apartment building: 10 dead including 5 children
Fire in Lyon: fourteen people injured, four are serious. 170 firefighters and 65 fire trucks were deployed to put out the flames
Landslides and floods, firefighters' union j'accuse: six thousand dead since 1950, governments to…
The USB union firefighters: 'No prevention on the ground. Only promises on talk shows"