Mining operations generate substantial quantities of dust throughout virtually every stage of production. Vehicles traveling ...

THIS article is intended to provide a brief overview of water supplies for fire protection and standpipe systems. It is not a code compliance article. For detailed requirements, check with your local ...

Standpipe systems can be found in occupancies that range from apartments to high-rises to large commercial buildings. These systems are relatively simple, yet most of the breadth of knowledge that ...

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 ...

This is the first article of a two-part series focused on the Brooks Street water tower. There is a big empty space now where ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - When Topeka Fire Fighters arrive at the scene of a building fire, one of their first responses is to connect a hose to the building’s standpipe system in order to apply more ...

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 ...