We are pleased to announce the appointment of three new people to the Fire Engineering/FDIC team.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of three new people to the Fire Engineering/FDIC team. Gene Prall has been hired as FDIC show director and will be responsible for all aspects of the show. Peter Hodge has been hired as conference coordinator. His duties will include working with FE Editor Bill Manning and the Conference Committee in selecting and producing the general, classroom, and hands-on educational sessions for the conference. Lila Gillespie has been hired as exhibits coordinator. Her duties include exhibitor solicitation, booth selection, and exhibit floor layout. She is also on the FDIC Exhibitor Task Force.

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.