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 ...

Think about every urban, suburban and rural area where you respond. Hopefully you can come up with a few scenarios where you would have to decide if you should use the standpipe or stretch from the ...

Detection of a fire can include heat detection, smoke detection, infrared detection, and gas detection equipment. There are several types of fire alarm systems and remote monitoring services available ...

Boston firefighters ran into trouble when they responded to a minor fire under a Red Line train at the MBTA’s Charles/MGH station on Thursday and found that they could not use a standpipe at the ...

Greenfield Fire Territory crews recently trained on multi-story standpipe fire operations at the Hancock Regional Hospital parking garage. A standpipe is like a manifold system that allows the fire ...

Officials say a new fire suppression system will be able to detect a breach in the standpipe of the former Deutsche Bank tower where two firefighters -- including one from Staten Island -- died last ...

Workplace fire safety relies on the presence of a balanced fire protection approach, says Fred Goodnight, president of the Fire Equipment Manufacturers' Association (FEMA). "One of the most critical ...

Local News Report: The MBTA doesn’t regularly inspect fire suppression systems A failed fire safety system at a Red Line station last week has brought increased scrutiny of the MBTA's fire safety ...

A test of the fire protection standpipe system at Nader Towers on Mitchell Street in Oneonta will be conducted Wednesday, Sept. 23, starting at about 8:45 a.m. The test may take much of the day to ...