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 ...

At the heart of every engine company operation is the hoseline. The primary mission of the engine company is to stretch and advance the hoseline into position and launch an attack on the fire. In most ...

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 ...

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 ...