Quite often charging the dry standpipe with water from the engine takes a great deal of time to get good flow from the riser, as we discussed in “Car Fire, Magnified” from FireRescue’s ...

Here’s what you need to know about standpipes and their role in fire safety. ... but other jurisdictions may require that a fire safety official is present to observe the inspector, he said.

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 ...

Armand F. Guzzi, Jr. has been a member of the fire service since 1987. He recently retired a career fire lieutenant with the City of Long Branch, NJ, Fire Department and is the deputy director of ...

It Happened to Us. An FDNY firefighter hooked up a 2½-inch female coupling to a standpipe outlet in an 11th-floor stairwell. The nozzle team stretched three lengths of 2½-inch line up to a 12th ...

USING thermal imaging cameras in addition to water from standpipes, firefighters extinguished a fire in a power-generating turbine that was protected by a sprinkler. Constructed of steel framing with ...

After the fire last month, the fire department required the LMDC to make other changes to improve fire safety inside the structure. During the fire, which started on the 17th floor and spread downward ...

A temporary fire standpipe failed a routine test Tuesday at a school complex under construction in the South Bronx, sources said. The failure occurred at a Mott Haven school cited in Monday’s… ...

Firefighters issued more than half of the violations for standpipes that failed hydrostatic testing, the records show. As of earlier this month, the MBTA said just two of the agency’s 169 ...

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 ...

Water supply systems typically include an original source of water, water storage, distribution piping, pumps, and control valves. Water supply for fire protection covers water for use in standpipe ...