When it comes to using ladders on the fireground, there seems to be a lot of information in fire service textbooks that doesn’t really correspond to how we actually use ladders. On our truck company, ...

When fires break out in high-rise buildings, firefighters face the difficult task of battling blazes while evacuating people from high and hard-to-access places. "High-rise fires are very ...

The long, squiggly lines that the humans cling to, one-handed, suggest a structure woven together of grass and vine, a far cry from the rigid, portable variety we’ve come to improve and rely on ...