Gannon Elected to NFSO

Gannon Elected to NFSO

John A. Gannon, president of the International Association of Fire Fighters, is the new president of the Joint Council of National Fire Service Organizations. Gannon succeeds Chief Jack Lee of the Charlotte, N.C., Fire Department and past president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs. The Joint Council’s secretary-treasurer is Joseph Redden, assistant vice president of the National Fire Protection Association.

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.