The Butler Fire, burning in Siskiyou County, jumped the Salmon River on Thursday — prompting more evacuation orders and warnings around Forks of Salmon. The spot fire branching off the east reached ...

A fire hose becomes surplus after 10 years or if it fails annual safety testing, ... most hoses have a polyester jacket and an inner liner of synthetic rubber. Surplus hose has no real monetary value.

SAN ANTONIO—North American Fire Hose recently introduced a highly kink-resistant fire hose that will work at lower pressure. It's part of an industry trend toward lower-pressures and nozzles which ...

A leading fire safety researcher is sounding the alarm over faulty fire hoses, warning that the popular lightweight version — similar to the one that burned in a Beacon Street blaze that kill… ...

ENGLEWOOD — One of Colorado’s most enduring firefighting forces — the Englewood Fire Department — ceased to exist Sunday as economic constraints and operational realities conspired to ...

Key Fire Hose and W.S. Darley & Company have successfully donated 1,840 Darley Safe Water Boxes to Puerto Rico through the organization United for Puerto Rico. Operations & Training.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the address. One of the five confirmed fatalities from the destructive Eaton Fire was identified on Wednesday morning when his family fou… ...

The hose pack for a light and mobile fire attack used in recon operations is constructed from three sections of 1¾” lightweight double-jacketed hose configured like the DFD’s high-rise packs ...

Machine guns are illegal in the U.S. for most people, but one small company has found a way around that. Slide Fire, based in Moran, Texas, plans to sell a semiautomatic rifle that mimics the ...

The 1 3/4" attack line is what's typically advanced when fighting structure fires; however, that size hoseline may not do the job when battling larger fires in commercial/industrial occupancies.

The Big Four to produce a quality fire stream are a pump, water, hose and a nozzle. All of these are equally important. Pump and onboard water supply. Historically, ...