CAPTAIN WILLIAM A. LOWE of the EMS division of the Clayton County (GA) Fire Department; DIRECTOR OF

CAPTAIN WILLIAM A. LOWE of the EMS division of the Clayton County (GA) Fire Department; DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY DAVID W. NICHOLS of the Bedford County (VA) Department of Public Safety; and EMT CYNTHIA LEIGH of the Spring Lake (NJ) First Aid Squad were winners of the Yvorra Leadership Development Foundation`s 1997 scholarship competition. The organization is named for Deputy Fire Chief James G. Yvorra, who died in 1988 in the line of duty. For information on the 1998 scholarship competition, call Mike Hildebrand at (410) 586-3048.

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.