USING thermal imaging cameras in addition to water from standpipes, firefighters extinguished a fire in a power-generating turbine that was protected by a sprinkler. Constructed of steel framing with ...

Think about every urban, suburban and rural area where you respond. Hopefully you can come up with a few scenarios where you would have to decide if you should use the standpipe or stretch from the ...

Many jurisdictions are experiencing a growth in construction of large apartment complexes. These buildings present unique challenges to responding engine companies. Long hose stretches and ...

Greenfield Fire Territory crews recently trained on multi-story standpipe fire operations at the Hancock Regional Hospital parking garage. A standpipe is like a manifold system that allows the fire ...

An engine company coming up short on an attack line stretch during the critical early moments of a working high-rise fire is a tremendous tactical error for fire ...

Workplace fire safety relies on the presence of a balanced fire protection approach, says Fred Goodnight, president of the Fire Equipment Manufacturers' Association (FEMA). "One of the most critical ...