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Crucial Communication Enhances Mutual Aid
Firefighters — industrial and municipal — must know what special hazards lay in wait.
Firefighters — industrial and municipal — must know what special hazards lay in wait.
Learning from industrial firefighters, we can improve on how we use our gas detectors and potentially avert an explosion before it happens.
Combustible sugar dust caused an explosion that killed 14 workers in Port Wentworth, Georgia, on Feb. 7, 2008.
The U.S. Coast Guard chose an unusual, yet effective, tactic for dealing with the grounding of a fuel-laden freighter off Coos Bay, Oregon, on Feb. 4, 1999.
Establishing an unmanned aircraft program requires a fire agency to navigate regulatory and training hurdles to improve operational efficiency.
Pre-plans for fire emergencies must be continually edited and updated.
Industrial Fire World has transitioned to new ownership, but the mission remains the same. Industrial emergency response is a highly specialized portion of the fire service that deserves its own voice.
"Angels' share" refers to the portion of a distilled spirit lost to evaporation during aging. On July 2, 2019 in Woodford County, Kentucky somebody else wanted a taste.
This fourth article in a series will address other water-based systems such as water spray, water mist, foam, and foam water.
Protecting the tank farm at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport falls under the jurisdiction of the Kenner Fire Department. To help with that obligation, Shell opened its corporate fire school in April to Kenner firefighters.