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Entries for 2011
VFD Donations
Shell and Motiva Donate to Volunteer Fire Departments
Vol. 27 Winter 2012
Unlawful Emissions
BP pays $50 million for illegal emissions
Vol. 27 Winter 2012
No Place to Hang Out
CSB report finds that oil and gas exploration and production facilities present hazards to members of the public, especially children
Vol 27 Winter 2012
Tragic Anniversary
49 people die in 1941 UK factory fire
Vol. 27 Winter 2012
Sense of Urgency
Owner of destroyed furniture plant sues Pennsylvania VFD
Vol. 27 Winter 2012
E.H. (Butch) Derr
Retired McAllen, TX, fire chief passes away
Vol. 27 Winter 2012
Deepwater Horizon
Transocean sued by Chemical Safety Board over Gulf-rig blast subpoenas
Vol. 26 Fall 2011
The Road to Sangachal
Fire brigade expands to protect growing Azerbaijan terminal
Vol. 26 Fall 2011
Action Training
IFSTA launches computer-based training
Vol. 26 Fall 2011
Action Training
Agrium Fire Chief envisioned innovative Action Training Series
Vol. 26 Fall 2011
Fast Water
Advanced pump operations get special attention at Texas fire school
Vol. 26 Fall 2011
SS Chevron Hawaii
OXEA fire chief boasts eventful career
Vol. 26 Fall 2011
ESTI Leadership
New director takes charge of Texas fire school
Vol. 26 Fall 2011
Annual Industrial School
ESTI draws worldwide enrollment
Vol. 26 Fall 2011
EMS Corner
Hypothermia as a treatment?
Vol. 26 Fall 2011
Focus on Hazmat
Policy, politics and progress
Vol. 26 Fall 2010
FSA Extinguished
Nevada regents approve recommendation to close Fire Science Academy effective December 31
Vol. 27 Winter 2012
Iron Dust
CSB to release findings, draft recommendations regarding three dust flash fires in Gallatin, TN
Vol. 27 Winter 2012
Risk Assessment
Hidden hazards in making paper
Vol. 26 Fall 2011
Safety Practices
CSB issues final report on January 2010 W.Va. deadly leak
Vol. 26 Fall
CHEMTREC's Birthday
Chemical emergency response service marks milestone anniversary
Vol. 26 Fall
NIOSH Report
Texas VFD captain ran out of air during July 2010 egg plant fire
Vol. 26 Fall
Louisville Responders
Emergency simulation held at Rubbertown plant
Vol. 26 Fall
Report Issued
Flammable vapors caused March 2011 plant explosion in Massachusetts
Vol. 26 Fall
Post 9/11
Engineers test effects of fire on steel structures, nuclear plant design
Vol. 26 Fall
Deal Finalized
Tyco completes acquisition of Chemguard
Vol. 26 Fall
Bribery Scandal
DOD fire chief for Afghanistan charged with accepting cash from contractor
Vol. 26 Fall
Process Safety
LNG seminar scheduled at Texas A&M
Vol. 27 Winter 2012
Tennessee Probe
CSB closes out investigation of fatal plant explosion
Vol. 26 Fall
IFSTA/Action Training
IFSTA launches sale of computer-based training by Action Training Systems
Vol 26 Fall
Pipeline Cracks
NIST finds that ethanol-loving bacteria accelerate cracking of pipeline steels
Vol. 26 Fall
Danvers Explosion
EPA settlement covers penalties and cleanup after 2006 Massachusetts blast
Vol. 26 Fall
Texas Wildfires
West Texas firefighters honored by Chevron
Vol. 26 Fall
Potential Risks
EPA publishes rule to improve reporting of chemical information
Vol. 26 Fall
Tyco Takeover
Company acquires Chemguard and Williams Fire and Hazard Control
Vol. 26 Fall
Vacant but deadly
Fire destroys historic Rhode Island rubber mill
Vol. 26 Summer
Primary Focus
Nevada Fire Science Academy receives Pro Board accreditation
Vol. 26 Fall
TEEX Triumph
Summer industrial school draws more than 600 participants
Vol. 26 Fall
Acid Tank Rupture
Newark, CA, plant fined by Cal-OSHA for March fire
Vol 26 Fall
Tesoro Report
Company releases report on 2010 fatality incident at Anacortes refinery
Vol. 26 Fall
Unacceptable Response
CSB criticizes Florida's failure to adopt CSB recommendation on protecting public workers; Chairperson Rafael Moure-Eraso asks state to reconsider legislation
Vol. 26 Fall
Action Training
Company wins two Telly Awards for innovative firefighter training videos
Vol. 26 Winter
Preventable Shortcomings
CSB criticizes chemical company for fatal phosgene release
Vol. 26 Fall
CPD
UK technology company forms alliance with Williams Fire & Hazard Control
Vol. 26 Fall
Red Adair Lives
Granddaughter keeps memory of famed oil well firefighter alive
Vol 26 Summer
Down Mobile Way
IFW holds its 26th annual event in a historic Alabama community
Vol. 26 Summer
X Marks the Spot
Williams Fire and Hazard Control holds annual Xtreme school
Vol. 26 Summer
Roco Rescue Challenge
Is your rescue team ready for the real thing?
Vol. 26 Summer
BEST Complex
Annual Fall Fire School
Vol 26 Summer
EMS Corner
Tornado tests preparedness
Vol 26 Summer
Risk Assessment
Hidden hazards in making paper
Vol 26 Summer
Focus on Hazmat
Different pews in the same church
Vol 26 Summer
Heat Resistant
Novacool takes a new approach to breaking fire triangle
Vol. 26 Summer
Trelleborg Offshore
Spheres provide vapor barrier alternative
Vol 26 Summer
Dry Foam Technology
Small spheres create hydrocarbon vapor barrier
Vol. 26 Summer
Previous Leak
NTSB chastises PG&E over San Bruno blast probe
Vol. 26 Summer
ROCO/BEST
Texas, Louisiana emergency training organizations announce partnership
Vol. 26 Summer
Professional Vs. Volunteer
Waterford, NY, files complaint with state regarding recent specialty materials plant fire
Vol. 26 Summer
Deadline Nears
Ordinance prompted by fatal 2009 Mississippi oil tank explosion takes effect in June
Vol. 26 Summer
Graniteville Revisited
Chlorine spill could have long-term impact on lungs
Vol. 26 Summer
Return Fire
Latest accident draws CSB back to Gallatin, TN, metal powder plant
Vol. 26 Summer
Novec 1230
Fire protection fluid protects the Alamo at the Daughters of The Republic of Texas Library
Vol. 26 Summer
Company Charged
Trial against energy company in Colorado tunnel deaths begins
Vol. 26 Summer
Lawrenceville Ablaze
1923 Atlantic refinery fire remembered
Vol. 26 Summer
Aldermaston Blaze
UK responders criticize nuclear weapons plant after serious fire
Vol. 26 Summer
Firefighter Fatality
State rules on fatal 2010 Wharton, TX, egg plant fire
Vol. 26 Summer
Sandbag Brigade
Refinery workers help save Montana water plant from flooding
Vol. 26 Summer
Middleton Probe
Open valves caused March plant explosion
Vol. 26 Summer
Oilsands Blast
Multiple malfunctions led to Canadian explosion
Vol. 26 Summer
Reverse 911
Dispatch center fails to warn residents in path of toxic cloud
Vol. 26 Summer
CAPECO Cleanup
Puma purchases Puerto Rico storage facility damaged in 2009 fire
Vol. 26 Summer
Iron Powder
CSB blames separate accidents at TN plant on combustible metal dust
Vol. 26 Summer
Radiological Drill
Dayton, WI, firefighters attend training for nuclear plant evacuation
Vol. 26 Summer
Dallas Firefighters
Power plant stages emergency rescue drill
Vol. 26 Summer
iResponse
Software provides hard facts
Vol. 26 Summer
Fatal Blast
OSHA cites DuPont's Yerkes Plant and Buffalo contractor following fatal 2010 explosion for welding, hazardous energy violations
Vol. 26 Summer
Top Hat
Operations to cap the Deepwater Horizon oil spill required cutting-edge fire protection from two leading companies
Vol. 26 Summer
Fire Foam
Amerex Corporation acquires Norwegian fire foam maker
Vol. 26 Summer
Transformer Blast
Flawed hardware may have caused power plant fire
Vol. 26 Summer
Costly Settlement
WV worker died trapped inside burning power plant smokestack
Vol. 26 Summer
CSB Blown Away
Judge excludes agency from further tests of Deepwater Horizon blowout preventor
Vol. 26 Summer
Disasters Man-Made
Book by IFW team introduced at Mobile conference
Vol 26 Summer
EMS Corner
Public access defibrillation
Vol. 26 Summer
Focus on Hazmat
Knowledge that is for the taking
Vol. 26 Summer
Risk Assessment
Hidden hazards in making paper
Vol. 26 Summer
Bunte Retires
Texas fire school chief steps down in April
Vol. 26 Spring
Innovation
Changing the Face of Storage Tank Fire Fighting
Vol. 26 Spring
Disasters Man-Made
Book on industrial emergencies available at IFW website store
Vol. 26 Spring
Parts Shortage
Auto parts plant fire forces production cuts at General Motors and Mazda factories
Vol. 26 Spring
Fire Simulator
Palisades Power Plant offers to buy fire simulator for Kalamazoo training center
Vol. 26 Spring
Order Extended
Federal inspectors back at Bayer CropScience plant
Vol. 26 Spring
As Seen at IFW
International Fog nozzle now available through IFW website store
Vol. 26 Spring
Narrow Escape
IFW publisher eyewitness to Libyan violence
Vol. 26 Spring
Barraclough Passes
Firefighters honor late columnist at FDSOA
Vol 26 Spring
CSB Issues Institute Explosion Report
Multiple Deficiencies Led to Runaway Chemical Reaction
Vol 26 No. 2
2008 Tire Plant Blast
Report cites need for emergency drills, following pressure vessel codes
Vol. 26 Spring
Dave's Notes
Incident command revival
Vol. 26 Winter
Magpetco
In January 1974, Les and Dwight Williams joined forces in Port Neches, Texas, to fight their first big storage tank fire
Vol. 26 Winter
Disaster Drill
Lake Charles, LA, mobilizes for simulated terrorist event complete with explosion
Vol. 26 Winter
Dr. Sthamer-Hamburg
Company ships 55 tons of foam to Israel to battle wildfire
Vol 26 Winter
Magic Wand
Williams F&HC demonstrates a new device
Vol. 26 Winter
Record Fine
Refinery appeals $2.38 million Washington state fine for blast that killed seven
Vol. 26 Winter
PetroSafe
Career industrial responder dedicated
Vol. 26 Winter
Dust Cleaning
Taking a professional approach
Vol. 26 Winter
Risk Assessment
Plant engine company configurations
Vol. 26 Winter
Focus on Hazmat
H2S gas threatens responders
Vol. 26 Winter
AHA Guidelines
Highlights of the 2010 AHA Guidelines
Vol. 26 Winter
Not all fires are the same
The importance of hazard assessments
Vol. 26 Winter
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