The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently released a safety advisory on the importance of understanding and training on the portable radio emergency alert button (EAB) ...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) – A federal investigation into a house fire last summer that killed two firefighters has determined that city fire officials failed to effectively respond to mayday calls. The ...

BRIDGEPORT — After two firefighters died while battling a July 2010 fire, the city implemented a series of procedural and structural changes designed to prevent another tragic incident. The new ...

A few weeks back, I had the wonderful opportunity to tour the training facilities at the Montgomery County (Md.) Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS). The MCFRS is one of those fire departments that really ...

To make sure their distress signal is understood and not confused with other transmissions, pilots say "Mayday" three times. This practice dates back to the early days of radio, when single calls ...

Tense moments for two Green Bay Metro firefighters when the ceiling collapsed on them during a fire at a duplex on Green Bay's west side. No one was hurt. Fire crews responded to 1505 Beech Tree Drive ...

When firefighters are introduced to mayday operations during training, standard drills are performed on apparatus bay floors as simplified rescue scenarios with limited options for failure. Failure is ...

The Harker Heights Fire Department conducted Mayday drills Thursday, which are intended to prepare firefighters to act in the event a firefighter needs emergency assistance while inside a burning ...

"What do you mean we have permission to use the word Mayday- we have been using it all along! What's the big deal?"I can hear some readers now: "What do you mean we have permission to use the word ...

If you've ever seen a movie with a ship or airplane in distress, you've probably heard the emergency call “Mayday.” The famous distress signal is well known to the public as well as the professionals ...

2 Australian Centre for Research into Injury in Sport and its Prevention (ACRISP), Monash Injury Research Institute (MIRI), Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Correspondence to Dr Roslyn G Poulos ...