Andrew Grinsfelder, 18, waters down the roof of his parents' home in Pacific Palisades as the sky is illuminated from the orange glow of the Palisades fire. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) Vicky ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO — Five-hundred dollars and a ...

Fire pump primers may not be glamorous, but priming systems are critical to pump drafting performance. Pulling a prime quickly is key to fast water delivery, a basic fireground necessity. Last month, ...

California family fights wildfire with pump, hose, pool water Vicky Collison and Dean Grinsfelder join 'Fox & Friends' with their son, Andrew, to explain how they created a makeshift fire hose to ...

Following the highly successful, class leading Verderflex Dura 45 hose pump, Verderflex are proud to announce an expansion to the range, the Verderflex Dura 55. This innovative, superbly engineered ...

Article 695 covers the electric power sources and interconnecting circuits for electric motor-driven fire pumps. It also covers switching and control equipment dedicated to fire pump drivers. Article ...

Consider the consequences of a priming system malfunction or failure during a drafting procedure at a working structure fire. A delay in delivering water, or no water delivery at all, is likely to ...