Obtaining a positive water supply often is considered a mundane assignment on the fireground. For smaller fires in residential and commercial occupancies, the task doesn’t require much thought.

Firefighters might not agree on the tactic on how to apply water to a fire, but they all agree that water puts out the fire. Furthermore, one of the first keys to fireground efficiency is getting a ...

I would like to thank Rebecca Ellis, P.E., for her 25 years’ worth of contributions to this publication. She has made, and continues to make, significant impacts on this industry, and I am grateful to ...