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 local ...

Pressure-reducing devices are designed to reduce, restrict, or otherwise control the amount of pressure at a standpipe hose connection. From a design and even an installation perspective, these ...

Photo by John Newell Figure 1. A pressure-reducing device on a hose outlet. It is important for fire departments to pre-plan and be familiar with standpipe systems in buildings in their response areas ...

Part I of this webcast examined standpipe system components function and design. Missed part I? Click here to view it. Part II will examine equipment in a standpipe accessory bag, choosing the size of ...

At the heart of any standpipe or sprinkler system operation is the fire department connection. The fire department connection allows firefighters to supplement the water supply and sometimes supply ...

Traditionally, firefighters must carry multiple spare air bottles up flights of stairs and return to their trucks at ground ...

Firefighters were caught by surprise in July, when faulty equipment at the Charles/MGH station made it impossible to pump water upstairs to douse a fire on a Red Line train on elevated tracks. But a ...

Firefighters entering the Younkers building early on March 29 expected to find in the northeast stairwell a pipe system that provides water to crews battling blazes from inside structures. If they had ...

Building's contractors may be held responsible for faulty standpipes. Aug. 21, 2007 — -- The contractors responsible for the demolition of the Deutsche Bank building may face charges of ...

A car fire Monday morning in the World of Wonders parking garage on Illinois Street led to water leaking into two Downtown restaurants as crews worked to put out the blaze. Indianapolis Fire ...

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 local ...