The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) appointed Battalion Chief WILLIAM C. PETERS of the

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) appointed Battalion Chief WILLIAM C. PETERS of the Jersey City (NJ) Fire Department as a principal member of the Technical Committee on Fire Department Apparatus. The committee is responsible for developing NFPA standards that set the requirements for construction of new apparatus, aerial ladder testing, and fire pump testing. Peters is a 22-year veteran of and apparatus supervisor for Jersey City and an editorial advisory board member of Fire Engineering.

Mobile (AL) Civic Center’s Roof Collapses After Historic Snowfall

After a historic snowfall in south Alabama, the Mobile Civic Center’s roof on Wednesday collapsed from the weight of snow.

Three Injured, Two Critically, in PA Steel Plant Explosion

Two people were critically injured in an explosion Wednesday at Braeburn Alloy's Steel Division in Lower Burrell.