FIRE LINE EQUIPMENT in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, has been appointed the E-ONE dealer for central Pennsylvania. With more than 100 years of combined experience in apparatus maintenance and repair, Fire Line Equipment has an 8,000-square-foot facility that is fully stocked with parts, offering both onsite and mobile service in support of new and used apparatus sales, with a focus on meeting customers' after-the-sale needs.

When the engine company enters the attack space, it has a forward nozzle posture. Although we need to attack the whole compartment for a successful knockdown, most often we miss one area, the one that holds its fire the longest, the entrance wall or the "dry" wall.

CET Fire Pumps manufactures a variety of FOAM TRAILERS in 150- to 2,000-gallon sizes. These versatile trailers are ideal for use in industrial, commercial, municipal, and forestry environments. They provide a very effective tool for airport fuel storage and power plant installations.

Most departments' bread-and-butter operations consist of private dwellings and taxpayer-type structures. The economic boom in past decades created a market for developing office buildings in suburban and rural areas that are generally three to seven stories high with glass curtain walls.

There is no shortage of candidates applying for firefighting jobs. How does your department's testing process measure up?

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) announced today the release of NFPA 56 (PS), Standard for Fire and Explosion Prevention During Cleaning and Purging of Flammable Gas Piping Systems, 2012 Edition, which prohibits the use of flammable gas as a cleaning agent for cleaning the interior of pipes.

David Binder of Tanner Industries, Inc. is being presented today with the TRANSCAER® Chairman’s Award at the Massachusetts Association of Hazardous Materials Technicians 19th annual training conference.

The U.S. Department of Commerce's (DoC) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking input on various possible features of a new nationwide interoperable public safety broadband network.

The Fire Protection Research Foundation (Foundation), an affiliate of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), hosted a planning workshop on protection strategies for lithium ion battery storage and use hazards in August.

Akron Brass responded to the needs of local firefighters by donating mission critical firefighting equipment to aid in the battle against raging forest fires throughout the Austin, Texas region.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and SAE International announce additional key speakers and special events at the 2nd Annual Electric Vehicle Safety Standards Summit to be held on September 27 – 28, 2011, at the Marriott Detroit Renaissance Center Hotel in Detroit, Michigan.

Curtis Industries LLC has introduced another new cab system for the Kubota line of compact tractors.

Federal Signal Corporation, a leading global designer and manufacturer of public safety communications equipment and systems, today announced the results of its 2011 survey regarding Americans’ public safety concerns ten years after 9/11.

Three air traffic employees who were directly involved in the events of 9/11 share their memories on the 10th anniversary of that tragic day in a new video released by the Federal Aviation Administration Tuesday.

Seagrave Fire Apparatus received an order for eight additional 75 foot Aerialscope aerial platforms from FDNY.

Pepro LLC. has been chosen by the Department of Agriculture’s U.S. Forest Service to provide protection of sensitive communications equipment at many radio tower sites across the country.

Because heat casualties and overheating frequently exceed burn casualties in fire fighting, 5.11 Tactical developed a breathable, fire retardant material and created a line of fire retardant clothing.

Extraction Zones is a smart device application created by Extraction Zones LLC, which is comprised of Adam Weiss, a Las Vegas firefighter, and Michael Forte, a technology entrepreneur.

WHEN I DEAL WITH YOUNG firefighters during my travels, I continually hear their concern about the challenge of understanding and learning how to effectively and safely operate at fire situations.

I look forward to reading each issue of Fire Engineering. Thanks to Editor in Chief Bobby Halton for "Brown M&M's" (Editor's Opinion, July 2011). The editorial is wellwritten, and I will be happy to share the magazine with my coworkers.