DOUGLAS COUNTY, Wash. - The Douglas County Fire Department (DCFD) was conducting an annual pump test on their equipment when they discovered a crucial failure. A mechanical failure with the ...

Many fire departments are for the first time putting into service aerial devices, whether straight stick, platform or elevated stream. This may be the case because the area has grown to a point where ...

Fire suppression systems at MTA subway and bus facilities require “immediate attention,” including at a Manhattan train yard where the water pressure isn’t strong enough to accommodate a new fire pump ...

Standpipe systems can be found in occupancies that range from apartments to high-rises to large commercial buildings. These systems are relatively simple, yet most of the breadth of knowledge that ...