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Construction Types and Fire Behavior


Greg Havel reviews fire behavior preplanning for the various construction types.

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First Non-Proprietary Mass Notification System to Meet UL Standard

Fire-Lite Alarms by Honeywell (NYSE:HON) announces its new Emergency Command Center (ECC) mass notification system is...

No Working Smoke Detectors in Deadly IL Fire

Two people were found dead early Friday morning after a fire in a dwelling in Chicago Heights, Illinois. The fire dep...

Fire-Lite Alarms ECC Mass Notification System Recognized by Security Industry Association

Fire-Lite Alarms by Honeywell (NYSE:HON) announces its new Emergency Command Center (ECC) has earned the top Mass Not...

Silent Knight Expands Training to Include Mass Notification

Silent Knight by Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announces its nationwide series of fire alarm training courses have been expan...

IBHS Dispels Fire Sprinkler Myths

The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) is helping to dispel five common myths about fire sprin...

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The Center for Campus Fire Safety: Boston University Student Dies in Off-Campus Fire

In the early morning of Sunday April 28, 2013, a fire broke out in a quiet Allston neighborhood. This fire would claim the life of one Boston University student and would injure two other students and six firefighters

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FDNY IMT: Putting the Plan in Action

On October 29, 2012, New York City (NYC), Long Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey were struck by superstorm Sandy with catastrophic results.

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Construction Concerns: Construction Types and Fire Behavior

Greg Havel reviews fire behavior preplanning for the various construction types and describes a tactical approach for firefighters operating in buildings about which they have little preincident intelligence.

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Officials Ponder if Las Vegas is Prepared for Major Medical Emergency

Dr. Aaron Meltzer spent a week in November learning about medical care during emergencies and disasters in Israel, a country that handles multiple-casualty incidents on a regular basis.

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First Non-Proprietary Mass Notification System to Meet UL Standard

Fire-Lite Alarms by Honeywell (NYSE:HON) announces its new Emergency Command Center (ECC) mass notification system is the first non-proprietary line to be listed to Underwriter's Laboratories' (UL) 2572 standard (First Edition, Dated October 7, 2011).

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Officials Ponder if Las Vegas is Prepared for Major Medical Emergency

May 23, 2013 Dr. Aaron Meltzer spent a week in November learning about medical care during emergencies and disasters in Israel, a ...

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