Hackaday

South Korea Brought High-Rise Fire Escape Solutions To The Masses

When a fire breaks out in a high-rise building, conventional wisdom is that stairwells are the only way out. Lifts are verboten in such scenarios, while sheer height typically prevents any other ...
Hoodline

Co-op City Tower Erupts In Flames As Smoke Blankets Bronx Block

A fast-moving fire tore through a Co-op City high-rise early Monday, sending thick black smoke over the neighborhood and ...
KBTX

College Station fire department trains for high-rise emergencies

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 ...
Firehouse

A Research-Driven Approach to High-Rise Fire Risks to Firefighters and Occupants

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 ...

Eleven of the Country’s Most Experienced High-Rise and Large-Structure Firefighters Are Headed to Colorado Springs

Three-Day Fre in the Sky 2026 Runs March 17–19 at Hotel Polaris — the First Hotel in Colorado with an Installed Air ...
CNA

Committee of Supply 2026 debate, Day 2: Neo Kok Beng on high-rise fire safety, external threats and influences

High-rise fire is a big concern in urban cities and Singapore needs to pay attention, said NMP Neo Kok Beng. Speaking in parliament on Friday (Feb 27), he wanted to know what lessons the Ministry of ...

Mumbai: Amid Spike In High-Rise Fire Incidents Across The City, BMC To Induct Compressed Air Foam Systems For Safety

Mumbai: Amid a worrying spike in high-rise fire incidents across Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to roll out a new generation of firefighting technology aimed at ...