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January 31, 2017

WATER MAPPING CONTINUES FROM UL FSRI

UL Firefighter Safety – Research engineers with the UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute (FSRI) continue work on the DHS2013 Fire Attack Study by developing visual aids to be used in the future online training program which will be disseminated to the fire service. Photo and video was gathered to focus on the impact of nozzle...
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EXTINGUISHED PILOT LIGHT LEAD TO TRAINING CLOSE CALL/EXPLOSION

Investigators from the state fire marshal’s office have determined the cause of an explosion that injured two student firefighters and an instructor back in the fall. The incident took place on October 4 during a training exercise at a Mobile Live Fire Training Unit trailer, which was set up in South Hadley. Jennifer Mieth, spokesperson...
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