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Construction Concerns for Firefighters: Insulated Concrete Forms

Greg Havel discusses modern concrete forms for building construction and how these components could affect firefighte...

Construction Concerns: Church Skylights

Skylights have often been installed in churches, and firefighters need to note their presence in preincident plans to...

ICC Expands Online Download Offerings with American Wood Council Standards

For easy access and application for codes and standards users, the International Code Council (ICC) is collaborating ...

Construction Concerns: I-Joists Used as Rafters

Some builders use manufactured I-joists not only to support floors, ceilings, and flat roofs, but also in place of ei...

Corbett's Trivia: Cellar Pipe

Who invented a cellar pipe for which a patent application was filed on December 15th, 1900?

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Hundreds of Students Flee OR University Dorm Fire

A early-morning fire forced hundreds of college kids out of there beds this morning on the Portland State University campus.

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Fire Concerns Prompt York International to Reannounce Recall of Gas Furnaces for Manufactured Homes

On February 3, 2012, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commissioned announced a voluntary recall of Coleman Evcon and Red T Gas Furnaces for manufactured homes.

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Construction Concerns for Firefighters: Insulated Concrete Forms

Greg Havel discusses modern concrete forms for building construction and how these components could affect firefighters on the fireground.

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Rothman Introduces Bill to Extend Narrowband Deadline for First Responders

Congressman Steve Rothman (D-NJ), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, has filed legislation, H.R. 3430, to extend a Federal Communication Commission (FCC) deadline for upgrading First Responders’ communications equipment for two years, from January 1, 2013 to January 1, 2015

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Fire Lite Alarms Announces Training Certificate Renewal Program and 2012 Training Schedule

Fire-Lite Alarms by Honeywell announces the launch of a new training certificate renewal program.

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CSB Statement on Four Year Anniversary of the Catastrophic Imperial Sugar Explosion

February 6, 2012 Tuesday, February 7, 2012, marks the fourth anniversary of the massive sugar dust explosion that killed 14 workers an...

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August 2011
Volume 164, Issue 8
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Firefighting Engine Company Operations: Elephant Hunting with a BB Gun?

Big fires require as big a water flow as you can produce to extinguish, writes Paul Shapiro, and for firefightin... Read More

 

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2 Girls Die in Detroit (MI) House Fire

Two girls were killed early Wednesday in a suspicious house fire in Detroit, Michigan, after they reportedly refused ... Read More

 

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