WTC: ACTIONS OF FIRE SAFETY DIRECTORS AND FIRE WARDEN TEAMS
The Rules of the City of New York, Local Law 5, enacted in 1973, established fire safety criteria that must be met in every high-rise building with a "Class E"-type fire alarm system (FAS).
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BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS
On October 8, New York City Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta and New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly tag-teamed the city council at a public safety…
THE PENTAGON ATTACK ON 9-11: ARLINGTON COUNTY (VA) FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONSE
On September 11, 2001, at 9:38 a.m., the occurrence the Arlington County (VA) Fire Department (ACFD) had long dreaded, prepared for, and hoped would never…
Letters to the Editor
It would be helpful if the entire picture of positive-pressure ventilation (PPV) would be represented with facts and not myths.
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HAZ-MAT RESPONSE: “IF YOU DON’T KNOW, ASK!”
One evening, the fire dispatcher contacted our station to report an unusual odor coming from an unknown substance that was leaking out of a manhole…
PARAPET COLLAPSE:A SERIOUS DANGER FOR FIREFIGHTERS
On April 4, 1956, tragedy struck the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) when six firefighters died while operating at a fire in a furniture…
MORE STUFF THAT YOU NEVER DO, PART 2
Here are more things you should never, never do—at least if you (a) want things to go right—mostly, (b) care about the job and your…
Fire Engineering: Training the Fire Service for 125 Years
In Vol. 1, Issue 1 (November 17, 1877) of the National Fireman's Journal, the publication that ultimately evolved into Fire Engineering, Editors P. Y. Everett…
INSPIRING CREATIVITY
I was an avid comic book read-er when I was a child and always loved to see the lightbulb drawn over the head of a…
THE PENTAGON ATTACK ON 9-11: A VIEW FROM THE COURTYARD
The morning of September 11, I had been in the building three hours by the time the 8:30 staff meeting began. My office had moved…
Preplanning Building Hazards
This Roy Rogers building is being converted to a McDonald's. Plywood will be nailed on a slope on these trusses. Working with ground ladders to…
Apparatus Showcase- Product
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