A Brush Fire Broke Out Near a Solar Generating Facility
A brush fire broke out earlier this month just feet away from a solar power generation facility near Lancaster, California. The fire broke out in a patch of dry grass [...]
Reports Say That Fire Weather Risk Is Higher In 2020 Than It Was In 2019
Just days ago, an organization that monitors the weather patterns and determines how those contribute or diminish the risk of a wildfire in areas throughout the Southwest United States published [...]
Staying Fire Wise: Community Planners and Homeowners Can Prevent Wildfires, Too
There are a number of ways to stay fire wise in areas like Southern California that have a higher risk of wildfire no matter the time of year. Sometimes mitigating [...]
What Are Fire Suppression Services Meant to Do?
We’ve realized that the term ‘fire suppression services’ is often a vague, blanket term to refer to a lot of different services that have to do with controlling or eliminating [...]
Communication Is the Key to OSHA Site Safety Services
Even the most successful companies are not immune to safety violations if they are not careful and strict from the start. Many companies, even ones that appear to be doing [...]
Southern California Wildfire Risk – Is Your Site Safe This Month?
With so many fires breaking out throughout California in recent years, business owners and site managers are beginning to acknowledge that Southern California wildfire risk is significant year-round—not just in [...]
What You Need to Know About Mitigation and Suppression Services During an Active Wildfire Event
Mitigation and suppression services during an active wildfire event do a lot more than just fight wildfires, though that might be a huge part of the job. When dealing with [...]
Why Is Confined Space Rescue So Risky? It’s Simple: Life Or Death
People often wonder why confined space rescue is something that professionals urge workers not to try on their own. These spaces are very dangerous because they’re narrow and constricting, and [...]
What Is Utility Wildfire Protection & Why Is It Important?
Studies have shown that power lines and electrical equipment are one of the leading causes of fires and wildfires, especially in dry places like California where natural sources of water [...]
Everything You Need To Know About Technical Confined Space Rescue
There is more to fire rescue than simply putting out fires. In many cases, fire rescue will involve highly technical, stressful situations like technical confined space rescue—a type of rescue [...]
Hazard Identification and Assessment
A pillar to occupational safety and health injury and illness prevention program is to have a system identifying and assessing hazards. By definition, a hazard is anything bringing an organizational [...]
Controlling Hazardous Energy Sources
The control of hazardous energy, commonly known as lockout/tagout (LOTO), is a system used to protect workers maintaining machinery from unintended start up. When a worker must place any part [...]