ONE MERIDIAN PLAZA FIRE
Harvey Eisner and Bill Manning look at one of the worst high-rise fires in history.
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NFPA STANDARDS APPROACH TO SELECTING CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
Personal protective clothing and equipment must encompass an “ensemble” that is easily integrated to provide an appropriate level of protection without interfering with the ability…
ENGINEERED BUILDING PROTECTION
At a recent conference on building protection systems sponsored by the fire protection engineering profession, Chief Ron Coleman stated that we have to build bridges…
ENGINE COMPANY OPERATIONS WITH STANDPIPES
Successful operations using standpipe systems for water supply require planning. Each building with installed standpipe systems must be surveyed, preferably by suppression companies normally on…
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CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING: STILL A LONG WAY TO GO
Technology as it relates to hazardous-materials response is changing daily. In many cases, by the time a body of educational information on hazardous materials reaches…
MANUFACTURES’ LITERATURE
“Water Supply and Distribution Systems,” a flyer from Angus Fire, describes and pictures more than two dozen pieces of equipment and accessories. Adapters, couplings, manifolds,…
LOWERING OUR ISO RATING
Lowering an ISO rating takes time and careful planning. The Maine (NY) Fire Department decided to lower its totally rural rating and convert its basic…
THE NFPA STANDARD-MAKING PROCESS: HOW TO BE HEARD
A new standard affecting the fireservice is published. You read it and think, I wish it covered this or that point. Are they kidding? How…
TAKING CONTROL OF THE PRESSURE-REGULATING VALVE
The One Meridian Plaza fire in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, raised some important issues about high-rise firefighting, not the least being the fire service's understanding of valves…
STANDPIPE OPERATIONS
In light of the difficulties the Philadelphia Fire Department encountered while attempting to use the standpipe system at the One Meridian Plaza fire on February…
LABOR LAWS: TOIL AND TROUBLE
Some of President Bush’s thousand points of light may short out if the U.S. Department of Labor continues to cross wires with the fire service.…
RESCUE AIR SYSTEM FOR HIGH-RISES
Emergencies involving high-rise buildings create demands that often exceed the resources of a fire department. The resource most commonly affected is personnel. Redwood City, situated…
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