When performing an inspection at a business, you should inspect its fire extinguishers. Looking at the psi gauge to see whether the arrow is in the green and inspecting the tag to determine whether it ...

In the January 2015 issue of FireRescue, I discussed the different types of fire extinguishers and how they work. Let’s take some time in this column to better understand the potential applications of ...

Editor's note: Jon Taluba is an emergency management consultant. It's hard to imagine that a simple decision on whether to extinguish a small fire or solely evacuate a fire compartment within a health ...

We haven't actually used an H3R Halon extinguisher yet, and hopefully we won't have to, but having used Halon in the past, we know how well it works. Those of you who have used a dry chemical ...

Of All The Tools We Bring along on the trail, there's really only one that can help save the entire vehicle, and that's the fire extinguisher. Most everybody carries an extinguisher, but often that's ...

SALT LAKE CITY -- When a car goes up in flames on the highway, law enforcement is often the first on the scene. On Monday, several police and fire agencies witnessed tests for "Cold Fire," an ...

After rescuing parts from the boneyard, one usually drags them back to a home shop to clean, modify, and install. That means working with greasy parts, solvent, gasoline, cleaners, and all sorts of ...

Drivers have been advised to carry dry chemical powder extinguishers in their vehicles instead of the commonly used aerosol type. Mr. Franklin Philip Masiku, Public Relations Officer of the Volta ...