Send The Water

It’s important when supplying aerial master streams to understand the key factors involved, and understand the limitations of the hose an...

We know what happened here-but we don't know why, its not our photo. There are dozens of firefighting web blogs and Facebook pages o...

Large diameter appliances and externally mounted relief valves are found on many rigs.  These devices are critical for safe operation whe...

An instructor or company officer has a duty to the student/firefighter in training to assure that the concept being taught is understood.  H...

I was asked, the other day, whats the longest hose lay you can use when operating with a foam injection system.  This question is born from ...

Making the transition from operating off the booster tank on your rig to receiving a supply from a pressurized source; such as a hydrant or ...

Complacency on the highways is commonplace, watch these videos for some refreshers on the dangers and how to protect yourselves

take a look at the following videos for some insight on fireground electrical safety.  We deal with electrical issues on a routine basi...

Here is a short video that reviews the basic principles of wet and dry fire sprinkler systems.  While somewhat dry, understanding these syst...

If you ever need to do a drill that doesn't require alot of preparation and is simple to conduct, can be done indoors and has a positive...

Video from a nozzle test we did today

When you choose a nozzle, many factors go into this critical decision, or at least they should. One major manufacturer of nozzles offers an...

Today, we conducted a brief experiment to determine the pressure loss in a 2 1/2" x 1 1/2" gated wye when the use of 2 1/2" h...

A question was posed by one of our readers today regarding the differences in having attack lines located as crosslays versus being in the r...