THIS article is intended to provide a brief overview of water supplies for fire protection and standpipe systems. It is not a code compliance article. For detailed requirements, check with your local ...

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 ...

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 ...