FLINT TWP. -- A white frothy substance that works like dish detergent and looks like shaving cream will soon be seen shooting out of fire hoses in Flint Township. Fire trucks on order since September ...

When resources are stretched thin, as they are in many rural areas, compressed air foam systems (CAFS) help firefighters accomplish more in the first few critical minutes of a fire incident. As such, ...

I’ve been involved in fire service training and education for more than two decades and have seen many promising innovations come and go. But few technologies have represented as significant a step ...

Since 1877, when foam was first introduced as a fire suppression agent, it has been part of the firefighters’ arsenal. Over 100 years later, in the 1980s, foam was popularized as an effective wildland ...

My love affair with compressed air started a number of years ago when I got an entry level oil-less air compressor for Christmas. Looking like a bloated red fire hydrant lying on its side, it made a ...

Compressed air is vitally important to all power plants. Although in some cases it is used simply for convenience, such as when operating certain pneumatic tools, in other cases, compressed air is ...

ESTACADA -- Firefighters used a special extinguisher to put out a small house fire southeast of Estacada Wednesday evening while minimizing water damage to the home. Fire was reported shortly before 7 ...

After receiving a litany of abuse from fellow hot rodders and mechanics about my lack of pneumatic capabilities in my shop in the past, I decided once and for all that it was time to get real and set ...

After receiving a litany of abuse from fellow hot rodders and mechanics about my lack of pneumatic capabilities in my shop in the past, I decided once and for all that it was time to get real and set ...

Grand Island firefighters have a new tool for putting out fires in a matter of seconds while decreasing damage to property. The new Compressed Air Foam System (CAFS) by Waterous Pump is a new feature ...

Outbreaks of avian influenza (AI) and other highly contagious poultry diseases continue to be a concern for those involved in the poultry industry. In the situation of an outbreak, emergency ...

At the heart of a commercial vehicle’s air brake system is its air compressor, which pressurizes air in the primary and secondary tanks to provide power for the air brakes and other pneumatic systems.