FIRE ENGINEEING

FIRE ENGINEEING

“Leading the fire service since 1877”

September 1983

Preventing Fires: Special Reports

Embers from burning rear porches rain down on Boston fire fighters arriving on the first alarm to a fire in an occupied building. The fire went to three alarms before it was 'extinguished. Bob Athanas of Southbridge, Mass., was the photographer.

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.