What does BFD stand for?

flag while members of the Boston Fire Department sang the national anthem.

Their hanging scaffolding malfunctioned and one side of the basket dropped on the Exchange Place side of the office building in the city's financial district, Boston Fire Department Deputy Chief Robert Calobrisi said.

The fire had struck at a bad time for the Boston Fire Department because a debilitating horse disease, glanders, had put hundreds of horses out of commission.

They were advised to leave the train pit for their own safety while Boston Fire Department personnel attempted to lift the train, but opted instead to stay with their patient.

Pyron fiber-containing products have been demonstrated to pass California's Test Bulletin (TB) 19, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 267 and Boston Fire Department (BFD) XI-XI standards in various mattress constructions.

Each product has been certified in accordance with three separate local requirements: California Technical Bulletin 129 (2002), Flammability Test Procedure for mattresses for use in public buildings; California Technical Bulletin 603 (1994), requirements and test procedure for resistance of a mattress/box spring set to a large open-flame; and Boston Fire Department IX-11(1983), regulations for mattresses and box springs used in hotels and university dormitories.

flag while members of the Boston Fire Department sang the national anthem.

A Boston Fire Department ladder truck coming down a hill plowed through an intersection Friday and crashed into a high-rise apartment building, killing one firefighter and seriously injuring a second.