O’Connor Named Chief

O’Connor Named Chief

Deputy Chief Peter J. O’Connor, Jr. has been named chief of the Baltimore City Fire Department. A 26-year veteran of the department, O’Connor worked up the ranks to lieutenant in 1960, captain in 1964, battalion chief in 1970, battalion commander in 1977 and deputy chief in July 1979.

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.