John Badman|The Telegraph Alton fire trucks supply multiple hose lines Monday during pump tactics training at the Don Twitchell Memorial Fire Station. John Badman|The Telegraph Two instructors from ...

Cold weather can seriously hamper fire attack efforts. It can affect everything from the apparatus to attack lines to members’ footing. In most jurisdictions, fire duty seems to increase as the ...

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 ...

Whereas Part 1 of this three-part installment covered connections to and power sources for fire pumps (August 2024), and Part 2 dealt with disconnecting means, overcurrent protection, and transformers ...

Fig. 1. The minimum electrical requirements for installing fire pumps are found in Article 695. A general philosophy for most electrical installations is to provide ...