Responders who worked at Ground Zero and survivors have until October 3 to file a claim with the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF), which was created by the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Kathryn Freed ruled that the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) can no longer use fire apparatus that are more than 10 years old, even for non-fire emergencies.
Wrightstyle is a steel glazing company that has supplied systems for transportation projects intermationally. In the USA and Canada, the company works in partnership with Hope's Windows, Inc. (Jamestown NY). Wrightstyle's technical director Lee Coates reports.
Many bars and nightclubs in Providence, Rhode Island, do not have current fire inspections on file, despite the glaring example of The Station nightclub fire 10 years ago, which killed 100 people and injured another 200 in West Warwick.
Congested roads and railways render underground transport systems more popular. But more tunnels lead to greater risks of serious accidents where it can be difficult to evacuate travelers in a short time. Now the results of the three-year research project METRO are to be presented.
VSTEP’s virtual incident training simulator RescueSim is currently used by the Dutch Railways (NS) to train its personnel in tunnel evacuation procedures and railway incident management. T
For more than 20 years, the Life Safety Achievement Award has recognized fire departments across the United States for actively promoting fire prevention in the pursuit of saving lives.