IAFC/FEMA hold worldwide conference on terrorism

IAFC/FEMA hold worldwide conference on terrorism

The first nationwide conference on terrorism, sponsored by the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and held in November 1995, was attended by two-person teams from more than 75 of the largest metropolitan fire departments in the United States. Case studies on terrorism preparedness and response were presented by the United States (New York City, New York, and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma); Israel; London, England; Northern Ireland; Paris, France; and Tokyo, Japan.

For more information, contact Mike Forgy or Andrea Walter, IAFC, at (703) 273-0911, ext. 316 or 310.

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.