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 ...

Before we look at this month's close call, a quick word and opinion related to the horrific loss of nine of our brothers in Charleston, SC. Probably like you, I have had several conversations with ...

After years of uncertainty about where their water is going to come from, homeowners in the Rio Verde Foothills community ...

The following is a list of considerations for large flows in a high-rise water delivery system from the engine to the nozzle. The water supply problem is the easiest issue to overcome. It’s the same ...

The Morton Grove Village Board approved a special use permit that will allow a water standpipe to be built in the village’s industrial area on the southeast end of town, part of a pumping station ...

At long last, Rio Verde Foothills has an operating standpipe — and the desert community's water crisis has come to a close.

Photo by John Newell Figure 1. A pressure-reducing device on a hose outlet. It is important for fire departments to pre-plan and be familiar with standpipe systems in buildings in their response areas ...

The Arizona neighborhood that made national news when it lost its primary water source will soon have a new standpipe at its eastern edge — but not everyone will be able to use it. More than 1,200 ...

WATER SYSTEM. The production, purification, and distribution of potable water constitutes a "hidden system" in the infrastructure of the modern city. Until faucets run dry, or reservoirs are exhausted ...

Firefighters were caught by surprise in July, when faulty equipment at the Charles/MGH station made it impossible to pump water upstairs to douse a fire on a Red Line train on elevated tracks. But a ...