Temple Fire and Rescue is taking the time this week to brush up on their skills for responding to scenes at high rise buildings. Twice a day for 3 days, firefighters have been taking their turn ...

The Temple Fire & Rescue Fire Truck 6 ladder reached for the side of the Hawn Plaza Apartment building, stretching to meet the windows that nearly touched the building’s roof.

The investigation found a lit cigarette or smoking device likely ignited the lounge chair that started the fire in an apartment in the 18-story high rise building. The fire was extinguished quickly ...

The city of Tomball and the ESD 15 area are growing fast, and Tomball Fire Rescue leaders said the department is planning ahead so emergency coverage doesn’t fall behind.

A Milwaukee Common Council committee approved waiving the permit fees for landlords who want to install sprinklers in older buildings.

A former employee of the insurance firm claims defective flats were not inspected because surveyors were overburdened, while a solicitor said owners were now trapped in a "property prison" unable to ...

HONG KONG, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Hong Kong proposes to spend about HK$4 billion ($512 million) to buy out the owners of homes in a high-rise housing complex ravaged by a massive fire that killed more ...

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 ...

On Tuesday, Feb. 10, around 2:44 p.m., HFD received a 911 call about a fire inside a high-rise building on Hobron Lane. HFD responded to the fire with 10 units staffed with 38 personnel. By 2:51 p.m., ...

Honolulu firefighters extinguished a high-rise building fire in an 11th-floor unit at 400 Hobron Lane in Waikiki Tuesday afternoon. The Honolulu Fire Department received a 911 call at 2:44 p.m. and ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Honolulu firefighters worked to put out a fire at a high-rise condominium in Waikiki on Tuesday afternoon. The Honolulu Fire Department received a 911 call about a building ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON - Nine residents were displaced after a fire broke out early Monday in a 10‑story high‑rise in Northeast Washington, ...