A fire in a high-rise apartment building in Oakland sent two residents to the hospital along with two firefighters. All four were suffering from smoke inhalation. The fire broke out on the sixth floor Tuesday afternoon and residents from the sixth and seventh floors...
Firefighters on Wednesday rescued hundreds of people who fled to the rooftop of a Hong Kong skyscraper and became trapped there after a major fire broke out. Hours later, the fire service said the blaze was extinguished. In addition to those on the roof, dozens jammed...
An online training event Fire Engineering Date: April 8, 2021 1 PM EDT / 12 PM CDT / 10 AM PDT / 5 PM GMT Duration: 1 Hour. CEU: A certificate of attendance will be offered. Fighting fires in high-rise buildings is dangerous and labor intensive; thus, incident...
Medical emergency on the 41st floor HighRise Ops Staff PHILADELPHIA - CBS Philadelphia reports that firefighters rescued a worker onthe 41st floor of a Center City high-rise. Officials said the 60-year-old man was working on the new building when he had...
Cable was striking building and sending debris to the streets below Fire Department City of New York MANHATTAN - At 6:42 p.m. our units received a call for debris falling from a building on 57th Street. Upon arrival they noticed some debris in the street...
Construction collapse killed three workers HOUSTON (AP) — The bodies of three workers who were killed when a stairwell collapsed inside a high-rise building under construction were recovered Wednesday, the Houston Fire Department said. Firefighters spent...
Collapse in the area of the 13th and 14th floors HOUSTON (AP) — Three workers were killed Monday when a stairwell collapsed inside a high-rise building under construction in Houston, according to fire department officials. The fire department said one...
Scaffolding hanging aside a 36-story building (FDNY photo) Fire Department City of New York “At approximately 9:10 this morning, calls came into 911 for a hanging scaffold. The first Fire Department unit arrived on the scene approximately four and a half...
Fire on the 11th floor By John “Skip” Coleman | Fire Engineering This scenario involves a residential high-rise fire. The fire originates on the 11th floor and spreads to the penthouse. Please view the video to see smoke and fire conditions....
Articles from Jerry Tracy, Jack Murphy, Dave McGrail and more Click on the photo to open the supplement Fire Engineering Check out the July 2020 high-rise firefighting supplement, which features articles by Jerry Tracy and Jack Murphy, Dave McGrail, Jimmy...
Witness to a near fatal fall leads to lifesaving product Conway Shield and RopeSafe USA today announce a partnership to make RopeSafe’s critical rope safety system accessible to the military, first responders, and rope access professionals who trust and...
Technical rescue training at a construction site New China TV Fire drill at a height of 265 meters! Firefighters held a drill in twin towers, two super high-rise buildings in Yinchuan, China. https://youtu.be/5VIwwIy3WKE
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