Chief CHARLIE DICKINSON

Chief CHARLIE DICKINSON

of the Pittsburgh (PA) Bureau of Fire has re-signed. He served 13 years with the department (10 as chief) and 24 years with the Hayward (CA) Fire Department. He plans to do some part-time instruction at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland, and consulting work before full retirement.

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.