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"The CSB's final written report on the tragedy, which killed two emergency responders and two propane technicians, was approved at a public meeting in Beckley, West Virginia, on September 25. 'This video shows how a number of factors - a tank placed too close to the building, a lack of necessary training for propane technicians, and a lack of awareness among technicians and responders to order an immediate evacuation - combined to take the lives of four people," said John Bresland, CSB chairman and CEO.
New Materials
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Spatial Data Science for Emergency Management (GEOG 858)
Geospatial perspectives and technologies play a major role in planning for and responding to emergencies. Geospatial...
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Line A - Safe Work Practices Competency A-3: Handle Hazardous Materials Safely
Workers exposed to hazardous materials may be at risk for many serious health problems, such as kidney or lung damage,...
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Line A - Safe Work Practices Competency A-4: Describe Personal Safety Practices
These Learning Tasks describe the clothing and protective equipment workers must wear on the job site and the safety...
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Line A - Safe Work Practices Competency A-5: Describe Fire Safety
As a trades worker you have a responsibility to work safely, and fire prevention is a primary concern. Many of the work...
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Radiation Safety
The purpose of this OER is to provide students with a comprehensive textbook aligned with the NDT 130 (Radiographic...
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Machine Learning Tokyo
Machine Learning Tokyo (MLT) is dedicated to democratizing Machine Learning through Open Education, Open Source and Open...
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Learning an Organizing System: Library of Congress Sanborn Maps Collection
The Sanborn Maps Collection (https://www.loc.gov/collections/sanborn-maps) includes over 35,000 digitized fire insurance...
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Sanborn Map Collection at the Library of Congress, an organizational overview.
The lesson plan and accompanying slide show provide an overview of the organization and collection at the Library of...
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16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives - Everyone Goes Home
The 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives were jointly developed by representatives of the major fire service...
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uavus.org | U.S. Association of Unmanned Aerial Videographers
United States Association of Unmanned Aerial Videographers (UAVUS) is the largest association of professional unmanned...
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Beyond Safety Training | SpringerLink
This book investigates why, despite more and more resources devoted to safety training, expectations are not entirely...
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B. Elliott - DL105: Marine Survival Faculty e-Portfolio for CSU Maritime
These open teaching materials are being utilized in a Marine Survival course for undergraduate students by Captain Britt...
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Certified Mission Critical Operator Textbook - Instructor Edition
This is an instructor textbook covering the required objectives for the certified mission critical operator exam.
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Certified Mission Critical Operator Textbook - Student Edition - SkillsCommons Repository
This book is designed for first-year students in a Mission Critical Operations degree or certificate program who require...
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Health and Safety in Canadian Workplaces
Workplace injuries happen every day and can profoundly affect workers, their families, and the communities they live in....
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European Union (EU) Bookshop: All EU publications You are looking for!
EU Bookshop is an online bookshop, library, and archive of publications dating back to 1952. It contains 110,000 titles...
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Combustion In Pre-Industrial English Literature
The book takes authors over the time span from Chaucer to Jane Austen and analyses their work for features of combustion....
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Overview of Safety Instrumented Systems
This is a free book offered by BookBoon. For project managers and engineers involved with hazardous processes, this...
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Introduction to Concentrations and Conversions of Air Contaminants. Lecture Series: Preparation for the Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Examinations
Concentrations of air contaminants are often expressed by volume, as parts-per-million (ppm), or by weight, as...
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Sling Load and Beam Support Cable Tension Calculations, Part 2. Lecture Series: Preparation for the Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Examinations
This lecture explores some basic concepts used to establish working load limits of supporting cables in a variety of...
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Line A: Safe Work Practices Competency A-5: Describe Fire Safety
As a trades worker you have a responsibility to work safely, and fire prevention is a primary concern. Many of the work...
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Line A: Safe Work Practices Competency A-1: Control Workplace Hazards
Safety is a part of the job. When you take a job, you have a safety obligation to your employer, co-workers, family, and...
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Line A: Safe Work Practices Competency: A-4 Describe Personal Safety Practices
These Learning Tasks describe the clothing and protective equipment workers must wear on the job site and the safety...
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HOW TO BECOME A FIREFIGHTER: CAREERS IN FIREFIGHTING
' Firefighters work in forested, rural and urban areas to protect lives and property. While there are several pathways...
New Members
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Theodore PoszywakAims Community/Technical College
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ISMAEL MUSTAPHA BELTRANAutoaprendizaje
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Jolene SteeleFire Safety Training Program
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Mike CromerCollege of the Sequoias
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Richard PenneyOffice of Fire Prevention and Control
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Johann BotesTreinamento
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Fernandez GomezReporte de lectura
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herbert basanezCivil Aviation Authority
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John VidalValley High School
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Neil PigottVirgin
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Matthew HallockRio Hondo College
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Dan DeiteringIntermediate District 287
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Tracey KoCouncil
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Andra ShawMaryland Department of General Services
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Michael RobinsmithBritish Columbia Institute of Technology
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Karla MartinEastern Gateway Community College
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steven hoytNorth Carolina Community/Technical College System
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Michael crumpSouthwest Tennessee Community College
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Jose Luis LopezCatalonia Fire Department
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romane aedoINACAP Universidad Tecnológica de Chile
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tommie tommietommie
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L RenElearning
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Dr.Mohammad Rafiqur RahmanAsian International Private School, Abu Dhabi
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Frank DonatiFanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology
Materials by Discipline
- Building Construction for Fire Protection (34)
- Disaster Planning (54)
- Fire Administration (27)
- Fire Behavior and Combustion (47)
- Fire Investigation (34)
- Fire Prevention (23)
- Fire Protection Systems (19)
- Foundations of Emergency Services (29)
- Hazardous Materials (41)
- Marine Firefighting (2)
- Safety (50)
Fire Safety on the Web
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Fire breaks out at Uxbridge home - WJAR
May 30, 2023 07:56 AM PDT
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Maui police: Olowalu highway reopened after brush fire approached highway - Hawaii News Now
May 30, 2023 07:30 AM PDT
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1 person killed, dozens evacuated after fire at high-rise apartment building downtown
May 30, 2023 06:32 AM PDT
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Dog dies, 2 cats missing after massive fire destroys house in Uxbridge, fire officials say
May 30, 2023 06:24 AM PDT
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Assailant pours gas on man and lights him on fire after verbal altercation escalated: Police
May 30, 2023 06:21 AM PDT
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Crews battle overnight fire in Roscommon - UpNorthLive.com
May 30, 2023 06:16 AM PDT
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Fire heavily damages east Montgomery home - WSFA
May 30, 2023 05:49 AM PDT
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5 houses destroyed in fire in Bradford, PA | wgrz.com
May 30, 2023 05:21 AM PDT
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Smoke From Large Nova Scotia Fire Moves Toward Conn. - NBC Connecticut
May 30, 2023 05:07 AM PDT
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Crews battling fire at Century Foundry in Muskegon Heights - WZZM 13
May 30, 2023 04:38 AM PDT
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Box Turtle Fire: Crews working to contain wildfire burning in Gloucester County - Fox 29
May 30, 2023 04:25 AM PDT
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Rebuilding Notre Dame's fire-ravaged roof transports workers back to Middle Ages
May 30, 2023 04:13 AM PDT
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Authorities: Crews battle fire at Cortlandt Manor house - News 12 Westchester
May 30, 2023 04:02 AM PDT
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Update: Family disturbance leads to fire, arrest at University Village in Albany - CBS News
May 30, 2023 03:44 AM PDT
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2 firefighters injured battling apartment building fire in Bucktown - CBS News
May 30, 2023 03:42 AM PDT
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Fire on board P&O Cruise's Pacific Adventure cruise ship, near New South Wales coastline | 7NEWS
May 30, 2023 03:28 AM PDT
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95-year-old man, son critically injured in SoHo apartment fire - ABC7 New York
May 30, 2023 03:25 AM PDT
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3 people killed following weekend vehicle fire on Route 391 in Chicopee
May 30, 2023 03:12 AM PDT
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Elderly man, dog dead in DeKalb County house fire, officials investigating - WSB-TV
May 30, 2023 02:48 AM PDT
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40 firefighters helped put out heavy fire in Van Nuys - KTLA
May 30, 2023 02:34 AM PDT