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.

Nearly three years after 25-year-old Melanie Diaz died in a high-rise fire in Silver Spring, her family continues to honor her legacy with the mission of improving fire safety in Montgomery County and ...

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 ...

Flames broke out at Pinecrest on West 8th Street ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The person who died in a fire at a West Price Hill high-rise has been identified by the Hamilton County ...

Nine residents were displaced after a fire broke out early Monday in a 10‑story high‑rise in Northeast Washington, officials said.