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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Detection of a fire can include heat detection, smoke detection, infrared detection, and gas detection equipment. There are several types of fire alarm systems and remote monitoring services available ...

Don't be alarmed if you see fire trucks, police cars and ambulances flocking to Lambeau Field the week of June 15. They are ...

Boston firefighters ran into trouble when they responded to a minor fire under a Red Line train at the MBTA’s Charles/MGH station on Thursday and found that they could not use a standpipe at the ...

The rules are fairly clear for building owners in Massachusetts. If their structures have standpipes — a key fire-suppression system that channels water to upper and underground floors — they must ...

A test of the fire protection standpipe system at Nader Towers on Mitchell Street in Oneonta will be conducted Wednesday, Sept. 23, starting at about 8:45 a.m. The test may take much of the day to ...