Preparation before an emergency is commonplace to us in the fire service. For fires in standpipe-equipped buildings, this statement couldn't be truer. Is your department prepared to respond to a fire ...

At the heart of every engine company operation is the hoseline. The primary mission of the engine company is to stretch and advance the hoseline into position and launch an attack on the fire. In most ...

Airdrie firefighters have added a new standpipe training cart after a Calgary-based team designed and built the mobile unit “earlier this year,” according to Troy Life & Fire Safety. The company said ...

10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. The class examines standpipe firefighting tactics and strategy, various types of standpipe systems and components, supplying fire department connections, and methods of ...