ROLLING THE LIFE SAFETY DICE
High-rise death traps proliferate in the urban American environment. For decades, American politicians have ignored tried and tested engineered fire protection solutions to these public safety threats.
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ROOF VENTILATION VS. RESCUE
Firefighters are a strange bunch (for many reasons)! One thing that separates us from higher "species of animals" is the way we handle problems.
FIXED-POINT GAS DETECTION SYSTEMS
Throughout industry—from chemical and petrochemical processing to wastewater utilities and pulp and paper mills—workplaces have the potential to be exposed to toxic gases, combustible gases and vapors, and oxygen deficiency.
Preplanning Building Hazards
This building is almost certainly balloon frame.
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PROJECT CODE RED
Alaska has consistently had per-capita fire death and fire loss rates significantly higher than any other state in the United States over the past 10 years.
Company / Association News
On the second anniversary of the 9-11 tragedy, SEAGRAVE FIRE APPARTUS and its 360 employees donated a new Commander II rescue pumper to the Fire Department of New York.
How many little “A”s can you see?
The reason for this title (aside from trying to be cute) is that many of us overlook, tend to forget, or just ignore all the parts of a subject.
Products/Services/Media
MSA's new CAIRNSHELMETS® 880 TRADITIONTM FIREFIGHTER'S HELMET combines traditional design and performance with modern materials, yet meets the demands of NFPA 1971-2000.
MODERN VEHICLES: CHALLENGES AND CONCERNS
Today's motor vehicles challenge the emergency responder and pose many concerns.
CLARIFYING THE ISSUE OF FIRE PROTECTION BALANCE
The United States and Canada have the worst fire death rate of all industrialized countries for which we have comparable data, according to a United States Fire Administration (USFA) study.
APPARATUS DELIVERIES
The Chesterland (OH) Fire Department designed its AMERICAN LAFRANCE pumper/tanker with a tilt cab to achieve a better turning radius, according to Chief William Russell.
Letters to the Editor
Having just read Dennis Wolf's article "Are You Ready for eFire Technology?" (May 2003), I wonder where he gets the figure of three or more minutes for a dispatcher to respond to a structure fire near the fire station.