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JAMES HOWELL has been named chief of the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Department by the Lee County Port Authority of Fort Myers, Florida. Howell joined the department in 1988 as a firefighter, serving as technician, captain, and battalion chief. As chief, Howell manages all ARFF services at Southwest Florida International Airport and Page Field General Aviation Airport. He is responsible for fire prevention and strategy training program development for the 35-member department.

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.