FIREFIGHTER WILLIAM FERGUSON of the Page (AZ) Fire Department has been named the 1996 Firefighter

FIREFIGHTER WILLIAM FERGUSON of the Page (AZ) Fire Department has been named the 1996 Firefighter of the Year by United Fire of Tucson for rescuing a blind, elderly neighbor whose mobile home was on fire. Ferguson responded directly from his home early in the morning and entered the neighbor`s home without protective gear. He received $4,000 in cash and prizes, and his department received a $500 credit toward purchases from United Fire, a distributor of fire service equipment.

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.