There are many unique challenges to fighting a high-rise fire that require firefighters to develop and deploy unique strategies and tactics. Probably the most important issue for high-rise ...

As the number of challenges associated with high-rise buildings continue to increase, so too does the responsibility of the fire department to know as much as possible about these buildings’ design, ...

In discussing high-rise fires, the term “reflex time” is sure to come up. It refers to the agonizing time between dispatch and the arrival of the first companies at the fire floor. But there is a ...