USING thermal imaging cameras in addition to water from standpipes, firefighters extinguished a fire in a power-generating turbine that was protected by a sprinkler. Constructed of steel framing with ...

Standpipes are a critical tool that require preplanning on first responding apparatus in order to be used effectively. The initial approval process for these systems is critical and the fire ...

At the heart of any standpipe or sprinkler system operation is the fire department connection. The fire department connection allows firefighters to supplement the water supply and sometimes supply ...

Buildings are equipped with fire protection systems for many reasons. Normally, owners/developers install them to meet building codes requiring developers to design buildings so that combating a fire ...

We all pass large or complex buildings in our coverage area and look at them from the perspective of a firefighter, imagining what could go wrong. But then we also might think, “That building has a ...