By Mike Ciampo
In 2019, when Dave Prescott, a 20-year veteran of the fire service and Captain with the Palm Beach County (FL) Fire Rescue, attended a firefighting seminar, he felt embarrassed and frustrated about his lack of knowledge on some high-rise firefighting operational tasks and equipment.
Pressure Reducing Valves (PRVs) was one of the main topics presented at the seminar, and admittedly he lacked knowledge about these devices. These devices allow the diversion of liquid to limit excess pressure in a system. In general, a PRV is a safety device designed to protect a pressurized system during an over-pressured event. In addition, his department was in the process of updating its high-rise equipment and tactics, so, as a training instructor, he wanted to absorb all the information he could about this subject at the seminar.
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While there he attended a class that focused on the numerous types of PRVs found in the field and went over some of the problems the Philadelphia (PA) Fire Department encountered at the One Meridian Plaza fire in 1991. Coincidentally, this class was presented by one of his co-workers, Lt. Mike Casanova, who has a background in fire prevention. The class was very enlightening to him, and, after sitting in the lecture portion, outside hands-on classes followed which allowed the students to flow some water and work with a variety of valves.
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A massive fire destroyed a multi-million dollar home in Hingham, Massachusetts, on Monday afternoon.
The fire was reported shortly before 1 p.m. on Mann Street. Video from nearby showed heavy flames and smoke that could be seen for miles around.
According to Zillow, the home was sold on June 10 for $3.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTS-CD NBC 10 Boston
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PHOTOS: A new mural depicting the history of the Clayton Fire Department is on display on the side of Station One in Clayton.
The mural was painted by Lacey Crime Art and can be seen driving along West Home Street.
The mural tells the story of from a volunteer firefighter group that started in 1883.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNCN-TV CBS 17 Goldsboro
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PHOTOS: Sometimes no news is good news. For Toni Stithem, a Victoria County volunteer firefighter, the relatively quiet Fourth of July weekend was a good thing.
Stithem was one of about a dozen firefighters assigned to fire watch at Patriot Park during the evening of July 4. They stood by just in case any fires broke out.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Victoria Advocate - Metered Site
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VIDEO: Firefighters from across the state say they’re still recovering from the Combined Locks fire that engulfed a paper warehouse over the weekend.
The Combined Locks fire chief said Monday this fire had one of the biggest -- if not the biggest -- fire responses in Wisconsin’s history. He also said he couldn’t be more grateful for the help from 67 agencies and 700 emergency responders who helped to put this fire out.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
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