In our first article in this series, we broke the ice as to the need for a standpipe hose system that consists of multiple items. The “system” that we identified consists of three elements that are ...

During a recent update and revision of high-rise procedures in residential and commercial office high-rise buildings, Jersey City, NJ, Fire Department (JCFD) members also received training in the ...

A blaze on the 29 th floor of a Chicago high-rise late Monday night injured 37 people. To squelch the fire, firefighters set up their hoses on 26 th-floor rooftops and sprayed upward. How high can a ...

All high-rise fires are not created equal: High-rise residential structures, office buildings and mixed occupancy buildings all present different challenges for truck companies. In a mixed-occupancy ...

Culver City, California, will be safer thanks to a $33,000 grant from Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. and Fireman's Fund Insurance Company for new high-rise hose packs. In a release, the groups noted: ...

The process of specifying and purchasing fire hose may seem simple, but it can get quite confusing and complicated when you start looking further into it. Over the past five years, I have been tasked ...