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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Officials say a new fire suppression system will be able to detect a breach in the standpipe of the former Deutsche Bank tower where two firefighters -- including one from Staten Island -- died last ...

This educational video is intended to help saves lives and protect property by giving building owners, managers and occupants an overview of standpipe rack hose systems and the importance of these ...

Alternative fire suppression systems are common in many commercial buildings throughout the United States. Wet-chemical, dry chemical, systems utilizing foam, clean agent, and carbon dioxide ...

More than 30,000 vehicles a day travel through the 1.7-mile-long twin tunnels along I-70 under Loveland Pass. Fires have been known to break out inside the tunnels two to three times a year. CDOT ...

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 ...

Local News Report: The MBTA doesn’t regularly inspect fire suppression systems A failed fire safety system at a Red Line station last week has brought increased scrutiny of the MBTA's fire safety ...