Glenside Lieutenant Kevin Graham and crew give an overview of the apartment pack it uses at high-rise fires. It includes the appliances in the 'bag of tricks,' how to hook up to the interior standpipe connection, how to pack the lines, and how a 4-person engine...
More Than 50 Firefighters Respond to Large Fire in Downtown Syracuse (NY) High-Rise
Rylee Kirk- syracuse.com Syracuse, N.Y. — A large fire Saturday night forced the evacuation of Icon Tower, a high-rise of apartments, offices and retail space in downtown Syracuse. At 7:14 p.m. someone called 911 to report smoke in the building at 344 S. Warren St.,...
One Killed, Three Hurt in Pittsburgh (PA) High-Rise Apartment Building Fire
Brian C. Rittmeyer The Tribune-Review, Greensburg Dec. 12—One person was killed, another was critically injured and two emergency responders were hurt in a fire in a Downtown Pittsburgh apartment building Sunday night. According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, police,...
Fire Safety Research Institute Releases ‘Plan Your Escape: High-Rise Apartment Fire’ Video
The Fire Safety Research Institute released a new video as part of our Fire Prevention Week: Fire Moves Fast. Plan Ahead to Save Lives series. The “Plan Your Escape: High-Rise Apartment Fire” video combines our real research footage with 3D modeling to show fire...
Fire Races Up Exterior Cladding in 24-Story Istanbul Residential Building
Ergin Hava dpa Istanbul — A fire at a 24-storey residential building in Turkey's largest city Istanbul was brought under control on Saturday, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu said. The building was evacuated and there were no casualties, İmamoğlu wrote on Twitter. He...
High-Rise Buildings – Understanding the Vertical Challenge
At the turn of the 20th century, only a few hundred people lived or worked in a high-rise building. Today millions do. In the near future, more than a billion people will live or work in a high-rise environment. The news reported almost instantaneously...
Woman Hospitalized After Syracuse (NY) High-Rise Fire
Anne Hayes - syracuse.com Syracuse, N.Y.— Dozens of emergency vehicles flooded the entrance to a Syracuse apartment building after smoke was seen throughout the building Tuesday. Around 5:32 a.m., the Syracuse Fire Department received reports of smoke on multiple...
Fire Engulfs 42-Story High-Rise in China
BEIJING (AP) — A massive fire sent flames and black smoke pouring Friday from a 42-story skyscraper in central China belonging to the country's largest telecoms operator, but no casualties were reported, officials said. Dozens of floors burned in the China...
Rochester (NY) High-Rise Fire Claimed a Life
Firefighters responded to a high-rise fire in Rochester's Hudson Ridge Towers Tuesday night that killed a man. The fire broke out on the 11th floor of the building around 7 p.m., and by the time crews arrived heavy smoke was pouring from the building, WROC reports. It...
Three Hospitalized After Electrical Fire in PA High-Rise
According to a report from NBC10, residents of the River Park House condominiums in the Wynnefield Heights neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will be without power and water for at least the next five days after an electrical fire knocked out utilities at the...
Electrical Fire in Bethesda (MD) High Rise Leaves Families Homeless; 800K in Damage to Three Floors
A fire that started in the electrical system of a Bethesda high rise on Thursday did $800,000 worth of damage and left three floors of the building uninhabitable. About a 1,000 people and their pets were evacuated from the 400-unit Grosvenor House around 12:30 p.m.,...
Sidewalk Canopy to be Built Around High-Rise San Diego (CA) Courthouse After ‘Spontaneous Glass Breakage’
Greg Moran - The San Diego Union-Tribune (MCT) On three separate occasions since May, tempered glass panels at the downtown state courthouse have shattered, forcing court officials to construct a canopy around the high-rise building to protect people on the sidewalks...