New books from IFSTA: FIRE DEPARTMENT COMPANY OFFICER, updated to meet Levels I and II of NFPA

New books from IFSTA: FIRE DEPARTMENT COMPANY OFFICER, updated to meet Levels I and II of NFPA 1021, Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications, written for first-line officers and those who aspire that position; PUMPING APPARATUS DRIVER/OPERATOR HANDBOOK, combining information previously in Fire Department Pumping Apparatus, Water Supplies for Fire Protection, and Fire Streams; FIRE SERVICE LOSS CONTROL, which integrates tried-and-true salvage overhaul principles into the concept of loss control; and BUILDING CONSTRUCTION RELATED TO THE FIRE SERVICE, which provides basic information on building design and construction and its relation to fire control and prevention.

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Elevator Rescue: Rope Gripper Entrapment

Mike Dragonetti discusses operating safely while around a Rope Gripper and two methods of mitigating an entrapment situation.
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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.