I recently read an article that talked about, among other issues, the “required fire flow” for various fireground situations. As I have stated here many times, nothing, absolutely nothing, is as ...

This class demonstrates how to operate efficiently using firefighter safety research to enhance fireground tactics. Controlling the flow path is the cornerstone of the course. Students receive ...

The Building and Fire Research Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) created a Fire Fighting Technology Group (FFTG) to research the needs of the fire service. One ...

Obtaining a positive water supply often is considered a mundane assignment on the fireground. For smaller fires in residential and commercial occupancies, the task doesn’t require much thought.

Let's set the scene. Despite an industrial safety team's most adept practices to manage a propane storage tank, a leak suddenly erupts from a pipe. In a perfect storm of events, a spark follows. There ...

ROCKFORD (WREX) — Fire hydrants will be tested for fire flow starting next week. The annual fire flow testing program will begin Monday, October 31st. The testing will run from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m every ...

A video of a Salem firefighter burning down a dollhouse to demonstrate fire flow paths has been viewed over 4 million times since it was posted on Facebook on Friday. Firefighter/Paramedic Alan ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – On Sunday, August 29, the Albany Water Department (AWD) will perform fire flow tests on hydrants in the City. These tests are being conducted with the Insurance Services Office ...

There are few things in life that are more important than water. We need it to drink. We need it to clean. We might need it to control a heating system or a power plant or to run a factory. None of ...