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 ...

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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Sun Sentinel

Hong Kong high-rise fire death toll rises to 159 as authorities arrest 6 over failed fire alarms

HONG KONG (AP) — The death toll of Hong Kong’s high-rise apartment blaze rose to 159 on Wednesday, as authorities arrested six people on suspicion of deactivating some fire alarms during maintenance ...
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 ...