COLUMBIA - Firefighters scrambled to get into a burning building Thursday morning, but no one had called 911, and there was no need for any sirens. The Columbia Fire Department presented a training ...

John Badman|The Telegraph Alton firefighters carry a "high-rise pack" of hose up a stairwell Wednesday during refresher training. ALTON — Alton firefighters on Wednesday trained on fighting a fire in ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor firefighters are now better prepared to battle blazes in downtown’s tallest buildings, thanks to instruction from a Toronto-based crew of instructors. Ann Arbor Fire Chief ...

Q: When is the next high-rise certification class for building managers and management employees? A: Any building manager in need of high-rise certification training may send attendees to the ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Firefighters risk their lives every day to help those during their most vulnerable moments. How they prepare can result in a matter of life or death. Right now, there ...

As new skylines rise in Westchester's major cities, fire departments face the life-and-death challenge of preparing to respond to fires in growing numbers of high-rise apartment buildings. High-rises ...

CHICAGO (CBS) – Hundreds of firefighters from across the Chicago area gathered in Glenview on Wednesday for some intense training simulating a raging fire in a high-rise building. CBS 2's Noel Brennan ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - The College Station Fire Department is conducting specialized training sessions for high-rise fire safety. There are 18 high-rise apartments along the Northgate ...

High-rise buildings have become targets for terrorist activities as seen at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995, where a truck bomb destroyed the high-rise ...

The Temple Fire & Rescue Fire Truck 6 ladder reached for the side of the Hawn Plaza Apartment building, stretching to meet the windows that nearly touched the building’s roof. One of the building’s ...

The La Crosse Fire Department will be conducting high rise firefighting and standpipe operations training on Tuesday morning. District Chief Dave McGrail from the Denver Fire Department conducted the ...

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