As we all know, one critical task of any fire department is putting enough water on the fire. More specifically, a good pump operator knows the right pressures for each and every attack line, hose lay ...

In the first installment of this three-part series of articles, featured in the August 2024 print issue and online, we discussed fire pump requirements along with Code-related references in the ...

Standpipe systems can be found in occupancies that range from apartments to high-rises to large commercial buildings. These systems are relatively simple, yet most of the breadth of knowledge that ...

In the NEC, the normal philosophy for circuit protection is to shut down equipment before allowing the supply conductors to overheat. Article 695 departs from this philosophy. The fire pump motor must ...