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Fire Fighters, Fire Safety, and Hazard Preventions are the main topic on Emergency Live. Read our case reports, stories and opinions regarding the professionals involved in unsafe and hazardous environment with fire and chemical exposures.
Austria, the Feuerwehrmuseum St. Florian
The Feuerwehrmuseum St. Florian: the museum is housed inside a unique Baroque building, which was once the Meierhof monastery of St. Florian: this building was built in 1676-85 under the provost David Fuhrmann
USA, calls 9-1-1 for heart attack and steals fire department ambulance
In Baltimore (USA) a 38-year-old man distinguished himself by a sickening act: he called 9-1-1 for a serious medical emergency, a heart attack, and ... stole the fire department's MD ambulance
Bomberos in Argentina: history of the brigade of the Voluntarios de La Boca, Buenos Aires
Bomberos in Argentina: The Boca Volunteer Fire Brigade was born thanks to a beautiful story of immigration and collaboration for the good of the community of the capital of Argentina
The sapeur pompiers of Lyon Rhône and their museum
One of the first news relating to the Sapeur Pompiers of the city of Lyon and their interventions dates back to September 1674 in the great fire that struck the town hall of the city
The German Museum of Fire Fighting of Fulda
The German Fire Fighting Museum presents the history of Fire-fighting and Fire Prevention, not only as special branch of history and technology, but also as a subject of cultural and social history
Fire brigade and civil defence vehicles Prospeed: when the going gets tough, the chassis makes the…
Chassis are changing the world of rescue. In maxi emergencies like in everyday rescue operations, the stress levels placed on rescue vehicles can be considerable
Firefighters, history of American-LaFrance Fire Engines Co
History of American-LaFrance Fire Engines Co: considered by many the greatest name in the history of american firefighters apparatus, we can say that American-LaFrance had the biggest influence on the design of the modern fire apparatus…
Emergency Museum, A History Pill: The Firefighter Bicycle
The Firefighter Bicycle: Every lover of the history of firefighters knows how much the technology available to the officers for fighting wildfires and rescuing people in danger has improved over time, but maybe not everyone knows that at…
Surrey & West Sussex Fire Services launch Capita’s emergency video software
Emergency video software: Surrey and West Sussex are the two latest fire and rescue services planning to go live with Capita’s 999eye live video-streaming and location-finding service
Special vehicles for firefighters: the story of Frederick Seagrave
Frederick Seagrave started his business building and selling robust wooden ladders made for professionists of any kind, until one day he realised that his ladders could be used for fire fighting and rescuing people in dangerous situations…