A temporary fire standpipe failed a routine test Tuesday at a school complex under construction in the South Bronx, sources said. The failure occurred at a Mott Haven school cited in Monday’s Daily ...

Firefighters today will test a repaired standpipe that failed to deliver water to the upper floors of the Deutsche Bank building as two firefighters died in the inferno overlooking Ground Zero. FDNY ...

Standpipe systems can be found in occupancies that range from apartments to high-rises to large commercial buildings. These systems are relatively simple, yet most of the breadth of knowledge that ...

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 ...