CHIEF RAY K. FLOWERS of the Greensboro (NC) Fire Department has retired. He joined the department

CHIEF RAY K. FLOWERS of the Greensboro (NC) Fire Department has retired. He joined the department in 1961 and served as captain and battalion chief before becoming the first African-American chief in 1993.

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.