But when that firefighter must ascend 20 flights of stairs in a high-rise, navigate the labyrinthine corridors of a million-square-foot big-box retail center, or penetrate deep into a mid-rise ...

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. Research that was conducted by the ...

A firefighter was evaluated after a fire at a high-rise in Glen Hazel. Allegheny County dispatchers said firefighters were called to the 900 block of Roselle Court at 6:04 p.m. Firefighters said the ...

Conference Brings National Experts to Address Critical Air Supply Challenges in Modern Firefighting; Municipal Leaders Urged to Understand Firefighter Air Needs To successfully accomplish an interior ...