This class covers the four largest areas of concern in handline attack package design: (1) nozzle design and implications: nozzle pressure, weight, stream type, reaction force, stream velocity, ...

Having just passed the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center that resulted in the deaths of 343 New York Fire Department members, I would like to dedicate this month’s ...

When advancing the initial handline that will be used to make the attack on the fire, there are many considerations and decisions that must be made within seconds. Some of these considerations include ...

MOTIVATION: Use of the 2 ½ inch handline seems to have been abandoned in recent history; this may be the result of staffing cuts or the lack of appropriate training. In either case, this is an ...

very day, dozens of fishermen on Buru Island, Maluku, brave the open seas in small boats and equipped with only handlines and hooks in search of the region’s local specialty, yellowfin tuna. Buru ...