What's driving the movement toward Class A foam?
As the father of a firefighter, I know that impulse decisions can often mean the difference between life and death. While emergency response teams must have the ability to make split-second decisions, they need to take their time when it comes to selecting their hazmat gear.
Akron Brass has added to its hand tool line with the introduction of the Tri-Bar, the Rapid Force and the Trooper Bar forcible entry tools.
Firefighting in an oil refinery involves the same considerations faced by municipal and volunteer departments around the country, including life safety, structural integrity, exposure protection and extinguishment.
WEH Technologies said it has developed an easier, safer way to fill air storage cylinders with a new product, the CLICKMATE TW157, which eliminates hand tightening
It's probably fair to say that few large companies have a president who can be moved to tears by a thankful email from an employee. Then again, probably few company presidents get thankful emails from their employees in the first place.
When I moved to Plano in 1986, there were 50,000 residents, give or take a few.
When it comes to vehicle-mounted fire pumps in North America, the fire service buys 1,500-gpm rated pumps. Why do we do that?
Chemguard has developed an alcohol-resistant aqueous film-forming foam (AR-AFFF) concentrate called ULTRAGUARD C135 for the municipal market.
Akron Brass is offering Firefighter Appreciation Rebates on its nozzles and monitors.