How First Responders can Avoid Electrocution in a Car-Hit-Pole Senario
It’s an unassuming evening. The weather is the clearest it’s been in weeks but inevitably your station gets a call about an accident involving a young family and an electrical pole. The dispatcher mentions leaking gasoline and downed power lines. Your unit responds...
6 Reasons Why Firefighters Are at High Risk of Getting Electrocuted
By Julianne Wendt In the name alone, it’s a no-brainer that firefighting is a high-risk job. We could all name off 5 to 10 threats firefighters face on a daily basis, but chances are, none of us would think about electricity. Regardless of our assumptions, most...