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How Firefighter Gear Has Evolved

How Fire Fighter Gear Has Evolved

A firefighter’s personal protective equipment (PPE) is their most important equipment on the job. It protects them from serious injuries and illnesses as they come into contact with a variety of hazards. Today’s equipment includes a self-contained breathing apparatus, helmets, clothing, gloves, blankets and much more.
It wasn’t always this way. As in any industry, our evolving understanding of firefighting techniques has driven innovation in the gear we equip our firefighters with. The equipment we see in the field today is very different from the equipment of the past. How did we get here?

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The Down And Dirty on Flame Retardants

The Down And Dirty About Flame Retardants-blog

No one wants a fire in their building. If you own or manage a workplace, you follow certain safety standards to protect your employees and property from fire. Yet, in 2013 alone, more than a million fires broke out in the United States. The U.S. Fire Administration, which collects and analyzes fire data, determined that these fires cost $11.5 billion, caused almost 16,000 injuries, and killed more than 3,000 people.

Fires are far too costly to skimp on fire safety protocol. In an effort to protect against fires, our government, manufacturers, and businesses have employed flame-retardant chemicals that attempt to inhibit or drastically reduce the damage of fires. Recent research is showing that these flame retardants may not be the solution or as safe that many think they are.

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Trial By Fire: 5 Fires That Ultimately Improved The World

 

5 Fires that shaped fire codes

When it comes to fire safety and construction regulations, it’s always best to set sky-high safety standards and hold your buildings to them. Unfortunately, modern civilizations are built on lessons learned the hard way. Most of our international building codes and city safety regulations exist because of tragic events that showed us how we shouldn’t build things.

Dozens of fires and natural disasters have ripped through our world’s greatest cities, leaving destruction – and eventually, new regulations – in their wake. But the following fires have had a huge impact on modern fire codes, especially in the cities they nearly destroyed. These five beastly blazes probably made it into your history textbooks, but you may not know how they laid the groundwork for the rules you must follow today.

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Fire Safety Laws That Your Small Business Should Be Following

Fire Safety Laws That Your Small Business Should Be Following

 

As a small business owner, you have a legal and ethical responsibility to keep your employees safe. Fire safety is one way in which you do this, and it’s
an important one. If you own a business, no matter how large or small it may be, you are legally obligated to understand and follow fire safety laws.
However, many business owners don’t understand fire safety laws to the fullest extent. Learn about the five key things your small business should be doing to keep your property, employees, and customers safe from fire dangers.
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Class A Fire Extinguishers: Ordinary Combustibles

 

Keeping your facility equipped with properly stored and inspected fire extinguishers is not only required by law, but may also help you sleep better at
night. Different facilities will require specific extinguishers based on the types of combustible materials present. Each class of materials is given a
letter rating and will have one or more particular fire extinguisher containing the appropriate type of agent to extinguish the flames. Class A fires are the first class of fire that need to be addressed. Learn all the details about class A fires and suitable Class A fire extinguishers to keep your
business or home safe.

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How To Prepare Your Business For A Fire Inspection

How To Prepare Your Business For A Fire Inspection

Nobody looks forward to a fire inspection, but being prepared makes it much less stressful. Your business has come too far to get derailed by a conflict with the fire marshal. Be sure to follow proper fire safety practices to breeze through your upcoming fire inspection and get back to work. By avoiding the most commonly cited fire code violations, you can set your business up for a successful inspection and safe working conditions. Here are the best tips for how to prepare your business for a fire inspection. 

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The Five Classes of Fires and The Fire Extinguishers That Stop Them

The Five Classes of Fires and The Fire Extinguishers That Stop Them

The Five Classes of Fires and The Fire Extinguishers That Stop Them

When you run a business, you are responsible for the safety of your employees and guests. A large part of safety is being prepared for accidents and emergencies such as a fire. You may believe that you are prepared if you have a fire extinguisher on site, but you may not be as prepared as you think.

The common fire extinguisher is one of the most well known and widely used safety tools. However, you cannot buy the first fire extinguisher you see and expect it to keep your business safe. Every business is different and so are the potential dangers they face.

Fire extinguishers are specialized pieces of equipment that are designed to put out fires of different classes. Fire extinguisher ratings are based on the five classes of fires. Do you have the right fire extinguishers for your unique risks?

 

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Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire: Is Your Fire Extinguisher Ready For An Emergency

Where There's Smoke There's Fire-Is your Fire Extinguisher Ready For A Fire

Is Your Fire Extinguisher Ready For An Emergency?

Having a safety plan is extremely important for your business but one thing that you make not think about is if your fire extinguisher is ready for a  fire. You may already know, placing fire extinguishers around your building allows your trained employees to put out small fires before they turn into large devastating conflagrations. But will they work when they need to? If you want your fire extinguishers to work when you need them, you have to perform regular maintenance checks at least monthly. We have created a checklist to make sure your fire extinguisher is ready when you need it. 

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