Standpipes are a critical tool that require preplanning on first responding apparatus in order to be used effectively. The initial approval process for these systems is critical and the fire ...

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 ...

This educational video is intended to help saves lives and protect property by giving building owners, managers and occupants an overview of standpipe rack hose systems and the importance of these ...

Pressure-reducing devices are designed to reduce, restrict, or otherwise control the amount of pressure at a standpipe hose connection. From a design and even an installation perspective, these ...

The Cambria County Regional Firefighters Association is celebrating its new training tower facility and pump system with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday. The event will be held at 11 a.m. at the ...

If you’re applying for a building permit or site plan approval, the following information will help you prepare the fire safety documents you need to submit to the City. This information includes many ...

A blaze on the 29 th floor of a Chicago high-rise late Monday night injured 37 people. To squelch the fire, firefighters set up their hoses on 26 th-floor rooftops and sprayed upward. How high can a ...

Officials say a new fire suppression system will be able to detect a breach in the standpipe of the former Deutsche Bank tower where two firefighters -- including one from Staten Island -- died last ...