USING thermal imaging cameras in addition to water from standpipes, firefighters extinguished a fire in a power-generating turbine that was protected by a sprinkler. Constructed of steel framing with ...

Firefighters entering the Younkers building early on March 29 expected to find in the northeast stairwell a pipe system that provides water to crews battling blazes from inside structures. If they had ...

Photo by John Newell Figure 1. A pressure-reducing device on a hose outlet. It is important for fire departments to pre-plan and be familiar with standpipe systems in buildings in their response areas ...

Think about every urban, suburban and rural area where you respond. Hopefully you can come up with a few scenarios where you would have to decide if you should use the standpipe or stretch from the ...

Preparation before an emergency is commonplace to us in the fire service. For fires in standpipe-equipped buildings, this statement couldn't be truer. Is your department prepared to respond to a fire ...

This month, I want to discuss the task level operation of properly preparing an attack hoseline for fire attack off a standpipe system–specifically, the art of doing this with tactical patience and, ...

Firefighters were caught by surprise in July, when faulty equipment at the Charles/MGH station made it impossible to pump water upstairs to douse a fire on a Red Line train on elevated tracks. But a ...

The Boston and Chelsea fire departments will station fire engines on the Tobin Bridge through the weekend to ensure its safety after tests raised questions about the standpipe system on the bridge, ...

The Arizona neighborhood that made national news when it lost its primary water source will soon have a new standpipe at its eastern edge — but not everyone will be able to use it. More than 1,200 ...