Chicago Backdraft Caught on Video

A neighbor captured video footage of a backdraft that injured four Chicago (IL) FIre Department firefighters operating at a house fire in the city last month. Four firefighters suffered facial burns in the February 18, 2010, incident. The video, now posted on YouTube, and a commentary on the event can be found HERE.

 

 

 

More information on hostile fire events such a backdrafts and flashovers can be found in our Fire Dynamics section.

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.