What happened at SSM DePaul Medical Center foreshadowed what COVID-19 would bring

The history of rooftop fire protection tanks.

The organization, rebranded as UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute, will holistically address the world’s unresolved fire safety risks and emerging dangers.

The U.S. Coast Guard chose an unusual, yet effective, tactic for dealing with the grounding of a fuel-laden freighter off Coos Bay, Oregon, on Feb. 4, 1999.

The Society of Fire Protection Engineers strives to advance fire protection engineering and provide technical information to the fire protection community.

Three questions every industrial workplace needs answered

Combustible sugar dust caused an explosion that killed 14 workers in Port Wentworth, Georgia, on Feb. 7, 2008.

When 22 tons of pool cleaning tablets began to oxidize in a shipping container, acrid fumes created a toxic cloud.

Training, safety processes and new technologies are all paramount in preventing disasters, industrial fires and explosions.

Psychological trauma is real, especially for first responders. OSHA reports that one of the top causes of firefighter deaths is suicide.

Safety data sheets are now organized so that information is in 16 categories and in an order that make sense.

As more states move to ban PFAS, departments must consider alternatives. As they do, they must consider safe testing and disposal for AFFF products before...

Valero Refining-Meraux has agreed to pay $47,357 in fines to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to settle allegations that it did not follow federally...

National Foam announced March 1 that it will discontinue the sale of all PFAS-based foam concentrates into the State of Maryland.

Rubber dust explosion tears apart a North Carolina factory.

Do not accept low-pressure hydrants and stop-gap measures.

National Foam prepares for statewide ban on January 1.

Overfilled gasoline storage tank causes worst explosion in Europe since World War II.

Accused faces four felony charges in the October 7 blaze.

Damaged mill produced nearly 7% of the country's annual corrugated paper supply.

Tragedy ranks only three places behind WTC in most American firefighters killed.

Refinery's application to renew its operating permit under consideration by state.

Outlines specific procedures to assure safe restarts following severe weather.

Workers clothing caught in moving equipment.

A June 2019 fire at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant left four injured.

Peter Margiotta found guilty of conspiracy and Clean Air Act violations.

Suit outlines numerous counts of alleged negligence in the silo blast.

Accidental sulfur release injured employee.

Responders in Alytus, Lithuania, fought a week-long tire recycling plant fire without adequate protective gear.

Company accused of "willfull violations" regarding employee safety.

Document released to mark the 10th anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon emergency.

Mission creep is the expansion of a project or mission beyond its original goals, often after initial successes. It is a fact of life with which...

Christmas 1989 fire hits Baton Rouge, Louisiana, refinery.

IFW survey shows 37% willing to lend personnel to volunteer, municipal departments understaffed due to viral pandemic

Large quantity of hydrofluoric acid at the scene required a three-month hazmat response

Massive blast at fertilizer plant in West, Texas, killed 15, injured hundreds

Localized corrosion in hydrogen desulfurization unit blamed for explosion that injured 80

Unodorized natural gas leaking from an unused pipeline cited as the cause

Worker injured while working on a steam vault at Northwestern University

Tyson Foods explores ways to implement social distancing on the production floor

OSHA cites New Jersey company for failing to implement lockout/tagout procedures

The injured worker suffered burns over 75% of his body

One charge filed against the company director carries a possible seven-year sentence

Tanker spilled 264,000 gallons of crude after hitting an abandoned anchor

Most chemicals should not be mixed with anything other than plain water

Pandemic emergency supersedes concerns about carcinogenic agent used to clean gear

Decision linked to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, company says

Faces $90,217 in penalties related to a fatal accident on site in 2019

Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service operates the largest fire training academy in the U.S.

Four of eight Houston responders exposed were not able to quarantine at home