When Boston firefighters responded to a fire on a Red Line train at the Charles/MGH station Thursday morning, they did what they normally would do. They connected a hose to a nearby fire hydrant and ...

Boston firefighters ran into trouble when they responded to a minor fire under a Red Line train at the MBTA’s Charles/MGH station on Thursday and found that they could not use a standpipe at the ...

Firefighters were caught by surprise in July, when faulty equipment at the Charles/MGH station made it impossible to pump water upstairs to douse a fire on a Red Line train on elevated tracks. But a ...

Without an easy source of water to connect hoses to, firefighters resorted to hauling cans of water and fire extinguishers upstairs to the scene, which significantly hampered the speed at which they ...

Vacant mid-rise and high-rise buildings must be examined by firefighters regularly for changes that occurred. Open or removed fire doors, damaged or missing walls, holes in the floors, removed or ...

Critical insights on high-rise firefighting, standpipe operations, super-block complexes, commercial tactics, big box with limited staffing, and air safety. This conference will focus on the critical ...