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So what is the correct ventilation tactic for a fire on the ground floor extending to an occupied second floor? Do you open the apparatus doors if they're still operable?

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/03/18/ice-arrests-criminal-illegal-alien-charged-hit-and-run-crash-killed-sheriffs-deputy

In Ken Little's book on the history of Chicago firehouses- Quoting a neighbor 0f Engine Company 99 (built 1904) 3042 South Kedvale Avenue..... "I've lived here for twenty-five years and we've had only two fires in this block, and both have been in the fire house."

The NTSB has stated that all runway lighting systems were working properly. This means the Runway Entrance Lights were displaying correctly. The REL's are a string of high intensity lights installed in the centerline of all taxiways leading onto a runway. They either show red or green and...

Almost! I think the law is any bridges built within a twenty mile radius of the Triborough Bridge fall under the purview (and tolls) of the Triborough Bridge Authority. The Tappan Zee was exactly twenty miles away. Probably just an interesting coincidence.

The Port Authority of NY and NJ served as a model for other organizations such as NYCHA, Triborough Bridge Authority, and others. This allowed things to get done, money spent, and bonds sold without a direct connection to the voters. Politicians don't want their fingerprints on everything. You...

The Valero refinery is the third largest producer of gasoline in the United States, but it is only the second largest producer in Port Arthur.

- The emergency Truck 1 was responding to was a United flight that had rejected two take-off attempts on Runway 13 and was on the east side of the field. With fumes in the cabin they needed someone to make sure their brakes weren't on fire. - The landing weight of the CRJ900 was between 60.000...

Years ago I was with a group of buffs who wrangled (you can't just walk in) a visit to Houston FD Station 81, the ARFF station on the south side of Hobby Airport. The crew pulled a rig out front to throw some water for those wanted to take pictures. There is a black/yellow hold line about 150...

Who shut down the engines?

ABDS data show this accident happened just after the airplane had exited the runway with a right hand turn on to the taxiway at 24 miles per hour. To clarify, this data only shows that the aircraft was on the runway until it turned right at Taxiway Echo and final recorded speed was 24 mph...

The Amish sect is well known for building additions on to their farm houses to accommodate a recently widowed in-law. Being sensible people, they build a long hallway and take care to make sure that the door locks from the house side.

https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/about/media/todays-responders-1937-texas-tragedy-still-carries-lessons-avoiding-disaster.html This incident was one of the first assignments for UPI cub reporter Walter Cronkite of Houston (San Jacinto High School) Cronkite would go on to report combat in...

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/joint-economic-committee-report-medicare-advantage-overpayments-drive-part-b-premiums

Did The Band get a mark for the job?