Photo by John Newell Figure 1. A pressure-reducing device on a hose outlet. It is important for fire departments to pre-plan and be familiar with standpipe systems in buildings in their response areas ...

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 ...

Detection of a fire can include heat detection, smoke detection, infrared detection, and gas detection equipment. There are several types of fire alarm systems and remote monitoring services available ...

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 ...

Boston firefighters ran into trouble when they responded to a minor fire under a Red Line train at the MBTA’s Charles/MGH station on Thursday and found that they could not use a standpipe at the ...