The NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA) awarded the 1999 Harry C. Bigglestone Award for

The NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA) awarded the 1999 Harry C. Bigglestone Award for Excellence in Communication to Dr. Brian Y. Lattimer of Hughes Associates, Inc., Professor Uri Vandsburger of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and Dr. Richard J. Roby of Combustion Science and Engineering, Inc. The trio wrote “Carbon Monoxide Levels in Structure Fire: Effects of Wood in the Upper Layers of a Post-Flashover Compartment Fire,” which appeared in Fire Technology.

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.