The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) appointed Battalion Chief WILLIAM C. PETERS of the

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) appointed Battalion Chief WILLIAM C. PETERS of the Jersey City (NJ) Fire Department as a principal member of the Technical Committee on Fire Department Apparatus. The committee is responsible for developing NFPA standards that set the requirements for construction of new apparatus, aerial ladder testing, and fire pump testing. Peters is a 22-year veteran of and apparatus supervisor for Jersey City and an editorial advisory board member of Fire Engineering.

Dave McGlynn and Brian Zaitz

The Training Officer: The ISFSI and Brian Zaitz

Dave McGlynn talks with Brian Zaitz about the ISFSI and the training officer as a calling.
Conyers Georgia chemical plant fire

Federal Investigators Previously Raised Alarm About BioLab Chemicals

A fire at a BioLabs facility in Conyers, Georgia, has sent a toxic cloud over Rockdale County and disrupted large swaths of metro Atlanta.