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 ...

KASE Pumping Systems was founded as a specialist in carbon fiber composite pump systems for fire trucks and other industrial applications, filling a need in the industry to build lighter weight, ...

ST. LOUIS – A nationwide shortage of volunteer firefighters is being addressed with a new technology developed by a former firefighter from the St. Louis region. IDEX’s Commercial Director of Research ...

Since 1877, when foam was first introduced as a fire suppression agent, it has been part of the firefighters’ arsenal. Over 100 years later, in the 1980s, foam was popularized as an effective wildland ...

Fig. 1. The minimum electrical requirements for installing fire pumps are found in Article 695. A general philosophy for most electrical installations is to provide ...

In the NEC, the normal philosophy for circuit protection is to shut down equipment before allowing the supply conductors to overheat. Article 695 departs from this philosophy. The fire pump motor must ...

Canaveral Fire Rescue crews have begun training at Port Canaveral’s Cruise Terminal 1 complex with a new submersible fire pump system purchased by the port. The system gives Canaveral Fire Rescue ...

Cascade County commissioners recently approved a minor subdivision northeast of Great Falls that will allow a Great Falls businessman to build a fabrication shop for a growing business that supplies ...

There are many unique challenges to fighting a high-rise fire that require firefighters to develop and deploy unique strategies and tactics. Probably the most important issue for high-rise ...

Construction of a large fabrication shop last summer in northeast Great Falls has allowed a company that builds industrial fire suppression systems to really take off, its owner said Tuesday. John ...