A line of duty death anniversary HighRise Ops Staff MEMPHIS, Tennessee - On April 11, 1994, at 0205 hours, a call was placed to the Memphis Fire Department from the security service for a high-rise apartment building in Memphis, reporting a possible fire...
Fort Worth High-Rise Fire Floor Ops
High-rise training in Texas Fort Worth Fire Department This video take a focused look at FWFD's highrise fire floor operations. https://youtu.be/G9J2BkE8Vvs
From the Firehouse to the Fire Floor: Critical Initial Assignments in a High-Rise Firefight
An online training event Fire Engineering Date: April 8, 2021 1 PM EDT / 12 PM CDT / 10 AM PDT / 5 PM GMT Duration: 1 Hour. CEU: A certificate of attendance will be offered. Fighting fires in high-rise buildings is dangerous and labor intensive; thus, incident...
Getting Familiar with Standpipe Systems
Training with Paul Dansbach Fire Engineering Paul Dansbach looks at some of the details on a typical building standpipe system, including a combination sprinkler-standpipe riser, control valves, a pressure regulating device, and roof manifold....
One Meridian Plaza Fire
A Building Construction Awareness Project Fire Engineering In this Building Construction Awareness Project presentation, the panel speaks with Charles Jennings about the One Meridian Plaza fire in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This high-rise fire February...
Standpipes 101, Part 5: Standpipe Outlet Connections in High-Rise Buildings
Exceptions to the rule are rare By Clay Magee | Fire Engineering There is no “never” and “always” in the world of firefighting, but there are some pretty hard and fast rules, one of them being the location of standpipe hose connections in high-rise...
Standpipes 101, Part 4: A Beginner’s Guide to Standpipe Firefighting
Often oversimplified but in fact very complex By Clay Magee | Fire Engineering The first three parts to this series dealt mostly with issues for attack crews. However, standpipe systems are not just complicated on the attack end. They are also complex...
Pressurization Technique for Clearing Smoke
Training with Miami Dade Fire Rescue Fire Engineering Bill Gustin and members of the Miami Dade Fire Rescue Hazmat Bureau share a technique to clear smoke from an area using a pressurization concept derived from confined space ventilation scenarios....
LODD Anniversary: FDNY Vandalia Avenue Fire
Three firefighters killed in a high-rise fire on this day NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program On December 18, 1998, several fire companies and fire fighters responded at 0454 hours to a reported fire on the tenth floor of a...
Glenside, PA: High-Rise Ops
How one department trains for high-rise firefighting Glenside Fire Company Kevin explaining the thinking and actions behind a driver/operator's duties on a high rise operation while Jack performs them. The pump operator always has one of the most...
Hallway Hose Stretch
Minimize your exposure to the flow path Fire Engineering Lieutenant Ray McCormack of the Fire Department of New York discusses a method for stretching out a hoseline from a standpipe to minimize firefighters' exposure to the flow path and make your fire...
Minnesota Report Says Sprinklers Could Have Save Lives in 2019 Fire
Five people died in the November fire HighRise Operations MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota - KARE reports that a report released by the Department of Public Safety claims that five people who died in a fire the day before Thanksgiving last year could have...