A San Diego Federal Fire firefighter rests after combating a fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) on July 12, 2020. US Navy Photo The Navy is revisiting fire safety ...
“There’s minimal damage, because we’re taking away the heat that would damage the engine,” he points out. As a result, determining the ignition point and cause of the fire is easier. In addition, fans ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -How safe are you from a fire if one breaks out at a Cleveland office building? 19 Investigates found about half of commercial buildings in the city are not up to fire code, at ...
We received an overwhelming response of positive feedback on the last article which discussed fire sprinklers and their contribution to enhancing fire fighter safety (Do the Math Sprinklers=Fire ...
Fire protection systems are sometimes viewed as a “black hole” by power generation engineering, operations and maintenance personnel. The main reason is that major fires are a rare event and the ...
Equipment-mounted automatic fire suppression systems and systems for fire-suppressed rooms typically use a compressed gas, such as carbon dioxide to quickly smother flames. If you’re standing next to ...
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 ...
For most captains, it’s the most feared onboard emergency, and with good reason. Short of a violent capsizing or catastrophic collision, fire has the greatest potential to leave you and your crew ...