In the February 2017 issue of Firehouse, we discussed the fallacies of sending first-arriving companies straight to the fire area at high-rise fire incidents. This prevalent practice sends companies ...

An engine company coming up short on an attack line stretch during the critical early moments of a working high-rise fire is a tremendous tactical error for fire ...

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 ...

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 ...