When you first cross the plane of that front door at a structural fire, you and your personal protective equipment (PPE) are immediately exposed to a vast number of toxic chemicals, chemical compounds, and carcinogens. Your exposure to that “toxic soup” can result in serious injury or illness including cancer, which is now the leading cause of U.S. firefighter deaths. Read More »

    Back in the day, buying firefighting gear was simple. A salesman would show up at your department and show you one kind of boot (usually rubber), one kind of helmet, one kind of glove. Maybe you were lucky and there was a store nearby that sold the gear you needed, but the options were limited. Read More »

Don't be at risk. Download this PDF to get the forecast on this years upcoming Wildland season. Read More »

Channellock’s compact and light rescue tools combine the cutting tool head of an electrical lineman’s pliers with five other tools in one. Read More »

 The inability to clearly see the incident scene and properly evaluate that scene for potential risks must become one of the primary risk factors that we address early in the incident lifecycle rather than later. Read More »