he National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program is contacting organizations representing firefighters and rescue workers to ...

Anyone who has been in the fire service for more than a few months has probably, at some point in time, been involved in a fire station discussion about automatic fire alarms, and in many cases, the ...

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has issued a Tentative Interim Amendment that requires PASS manufacturers to change the PASS alarm sound required in the current edition of NFPA ...

Tests developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology may be used by NFPA as part of revised performance standards for Personal Alert Safety Systems worn by firefighters. Aug 23, 2011 ...

Worn by a million firefighters in the U.S., the PASS device is a motion sensor that makes an awful racket if a firefighter stops moving for 30 seconds while battling a blaze. It flashes its lights and ...

WSVN — The motto is simple: First in, last out — first into the flames, the heat, the darkness. Mike Moser: “Unfortunately what we do is a very dangerous profession.” But firefighters have protection ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Description: The Personal Alert ...

WILTON — The Board of Selectmen unanimously accepted changes to the town’s house alarm systems ordinance last week, increasing fines for unncecessary emergency responses. A public hearing to discuss ...

WILTON -- The Board of Selectmen unanimously accepted changes to the town's house alarm systems ordinance last week, increasing fines for unnecessary emergency responses. A public hearing to discuss ...

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH) Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program is contacting organizations representing firefighters and rescue workers ...

Exposure to high temperature environments may cause the loudness of Standard on Personal Alert Safety Systems (PASS) alarm signals to be reduced, causing the alarm signal to become indistinguishable ...