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What is your department's procedure for pumping into the Standpipe System?

As with so many other items in our business, when it comes to Standpipes there are multiple schools of thought as it pertains to when the F…

Started by Mike WalkerLatest Reply

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Ventilation

When do you ventilate?  After fire to remove smoke and heat or before access to prevent smoke and heat from entering stairwell and hallway…

Started by Scott Collier

4 Nov 16, 2011
Reply by Justin Smith

High rise fire

I need a good plan for fighting fires in tall buildings, because in my station we have a good plan

Started by Rafael Molina Astua

1 Sep 25, 2011
Reply by Barry Harpur

High Rise SOP's

My Dept is cleaning house. All SOP's are out and we are starting from scratch. Long over due I might add. We are a Vol combat fire dept wit…

Started by Don Huneke

9 May 20, 2011
Reply by Lt.Richard Sartorio M.D.

Video Proof of the differences of 1 3/4", 2 1/2" , fog nozzle vs. Smoothbore. This should settle any arguement!

Brother Brian Arnold sent these to me today. Fantastic footage. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kuJ3BInbMI&feature=channel_page http:…

Started by Mike Walker

18 Apr 23, 2011
Reply by Mike Walker

Twin donut roll and self locking twin donut roll

Hey guys hope all is well. I just got a rookie school in december of 2009 I was looking at some of our JPR's and one is clean and inspect h…

Started by Ben Winford

1 Sep 23, 2010
Reply by Michael Bricault (ret)

World Trade Center 7 Collapse - First Highrise Collapse due to Fire

I think this is interesting to learn from: Federal investigators said Thursday they have solved a mystery of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks: t…

Started by Todd Haines

3 Jun 6, 2009
Reply by Michael Conway

NIST Wind Driven Fire Part Duex

The second part of the NIST Wind Driven Fire Conditions reports has been released. This part details the experiments and results from the G…

Started by Mike Walker

1 Jun 4, 2009
Reply by Mike Walker

"You take those babies out..." Is this Guy Serious?

In the October 2008 FireEngineering Magazine entitled "High-rise firefighting Perils:Veteran's Perspectives" by Jeff Crow. This is an amazi…

Started by Mike Walker

7 May 28, 2009
Reply by Joe Pantaleo

scissor stairways

Hello, In the netherlands we have allmost allways scissor stairways in high rise buildings. If a operation is started from the stairways w…

Started by Martijn Boeijink

4 May 4, 2009
Reply by Charles Jennings

High rise Building systems class @ FDIC 2009

I wanted to invite all FDIC attendees to a class I will be teaching in Indy this year, it is entitled: Residential High-Rises: Critical Fun…

Started by Michael Posner

4 Apr 28, 2009
Reply by Justin Pearce

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