Firehouse Magazine Fire Station Design Awards 2024 | Firehouse
Fort Atkinson, WI, November 8, 2024—Firehouse Magazine announced the winners of its 11th annual Station Design Awards program, which recognizes outstanding architecture and design from fire ...
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60th Anniversary Hess Fire Truck On Sale Now - Firehouse
NEW YORK, Oct. 21, 2024 -- The 2024 60th Anniversary Hess Fire Truck with Car and Motorcycle is now available for purchase exclusively at HessToyTruck.com for $45.99 with free standard shipping ...
The Firehouse Yak: Victor Stagnaro - Leading the National Fallen ...
Nov 18, 2024 · Peter Matthews talks with Victor Stagnaro talks about taking over the CEO role at the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF), which he assumed last year, after more than two decades of ...
Centrifugal Fire Pumps: Single-Stage vs. Two-Stage - Firehouse
Apr 10, 2023 · The improvements in diesel motor performance has allowed the migration to single-stage pumps from two-stage pumps. Higher horsepower and torque ratings on the newer engines enable the single-stage ...
One Skill, One Drill, One Hour: Quick In-House Training Ideas
Jan 29, 2006 · Drill # 1: The Adaptor Drill. Objective: To teach how to attach hoses and nozzles of different diameter into one working hose length. Equipment needed. A watch with a second hand or a stopwatch ...
Foam Fundamentals - Firehouse
Apr 1, 2019 · AFFF foam will not work well on fires involving alcohol because water is miscible in alcohol meaning it absorbs it. With regular AFFF foam, it can be metered at 1 percent, 3 percent or 6 percent.
Understanding the Use of Fire Department Connections
Jul 11, 2017 · Another factor to consider is who will supply the fire department connection with its water supply. Department standard operating guidelines (SOGs) should indicate which company will supply the ...
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Jun 30, 2012 · CHRISTOPHER J. NAUM, SFPE, a Firehouse ® contributing editor, is a 36-year fire service veteran and a national instructor, author and lecturer. He is an authority on building construction issues ...
Conducting A Proper Size-Up - Firehouse
Jul 31, 1998 · It is 2:42 A.M. on March 5 and the outside temperature is 21 degrees Fahrenheit. An alarm has just been transmitted for a reported fire at 43 Main St., on the second floor.