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 ...
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 ...
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, UNITED STATES, March 18, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The seats at Hotel Polaris were full before 8 a.m. Firefighters from 16 states ...
Three-Day Fre in the Sky 2026 Runs March 17–19 at Hotel Polaris — the First Hotel in Colorado with an Installed Air Standpipe Specifically for Firefighting Air is everything. Without it, search and ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland Fire & Rescue (PF&R) responded to a potential high-rise fire at the Fox Tower last Monday, following multiple 911 reports of heavy black smoke emanating from the ...