Colorado Springs to Host Groundbreaking High-Rise Firefighting Summit at the state’s First Air Standpipe-Equipped Hotel

Conference Brings National Experts to Address Critical Air Supply Challenges in Modern Firefighting; Municipal Leaders ...
Firehouse

A Research-Driven Approach to High-Rise Fire Risks to Firefighters and Occupants

Corey Smedley tells why his department adopted the use of floor-below nozzles and smoke curtains for battling fires in unsprinklered high-rise residential buildings.
KHON Honolulu on MSN

Smoky smell inside high-rise prompts HFD response

A smoky smell inside a high-rise building in Ala Moana prompted a six-unit response by the Honolulu Fire Department.
DC News Now on MSN

DC firefighters battle high-rise apartment building fire in bitter cold; 9 displaced

Temperatures settled in the single digits overnight as D.C. firefighters battled a fire at a high-rise apartment building in ...
Boston Herald

3 arrested in Hong Kong, as a high-rise fire leaves at least 44 dead and 279 reported missing

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades burned through the night, leaving at least 44 people dead and 279 reported missing with rescuers still pulling residents from blazing high-rise ...
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From fires to false alarms, high-rises a challenge as Ann Arbor grows denser

ANN ARBOR, MI — When the 19-story Legacy high-rise opened behind the Michigan Theater last August, it welcomed hundreds of ...