The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) appointed Battalion Chief WILLIAM C. PETERS of the

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) appointed Battalion Chief WILLIAM C. PETERS of the Jersey City (NJ) Fire Department as a principal member of the Technical Committee on Fire Department Apparatus. The committee is responsible for developing NFPA standards that set the requirements for construction of new apparatus, aerial ladder testing, and fire pump testing. Peters is a 22-year veteran of and apparatus supervisor for Jersey City and an editorial advisory board member of Fire Engineering.

Hand entrapped in rope gripper

Elevator Rescue: Rope Gripper Entrapment

Mike Dragonetti discusses operating safely while around a Rope Gripper and two methods of mitigating an entrapment situation.
Delta explosion

Two Workers Killed, Another Injured in Explosion at Atlanta Delta Air Lines Facility

Two workers were killed and another seriously injured in an explosion Tuesday at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport.