High-rise

Video: Fire engulfs 33-story apartment building in South Korea, 93 injured

Officials said the fire started between the 8th and 12th floors before spreading to the upper stories; one firefighter was injured battling the blaze

FDNY crew rescues 4 from 8th-floor apartment blaze

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Firefighters credited good teamwork for the successful rescue efforts in the high-heat, low-visibility conditions of the all-hands blaze

Case Study: Nevada fire and EMS agency integrates complex workforce scheduling requirements with human capital management and payroll

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Kronos Workforce TeleStaff

The East Fork Fire Protection District is one of Nevada’s largest combination fire and EMS agencies. Hear how their Battalion Chief led the department to integrate complex crew scheduling with human capital management and payroll in a unified cloud platform.

Video: Boston FFs rescue workers dangling from 12th floor of high-rise

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Firefighters managed to pull the workers through two windows after a scaffold malfunction left them stranded

Stage multiple safety officers to watch for collapse hazards

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An ideal collapse zone is set up to be at a minimum 1.5 times the height of the building to provide a large enough buffer zone

Rapid Response: Quick evacuation likely saved lives in UAE high-rise blaze

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Fires on upper levels of high-rise buildings are complex, made even more difficult with the exterior skin burning problem

Massive fire burns residential tower in United Arab Emirates

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Videos showed flames engulfing the full height of the building as debris crashed on to cars below

High-rise and mid-rise firefighting: Operational divisions, sectors and groups

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Part 3 – Outlining the roles and responsibilities of each part of the response effort

High-rise and mid-rise firefighting: Fire attack and stairwell operations

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Part 2 – It’s critical to train in actual stairwells to understand the mental and physical requirements of these operations

Man injured in LA high-rise fire dies

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The man, a 19-year-old French citizen, was gravely injured in the blaze at the 25-story apartment building, which was not equipped with sprinklers

LA fire revives push for sprinklers in older high-rises

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City officials had asked for buildings to be retrofitted after a 2013 fire at the same 1960s-era apartment building

8 hurt, 1 critically, in fire at LA high-rise

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Firefighters rescued residents from the roof of the 25-story apartment building during the fire that officials have deemed "suspicious"

Using ‘grim stories’ to help firefighters with decision-making

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This method of guided imagination is designed to improve decision-making in real situations that unfold unexpectedly

High-rise and mid-rise firefighting: Lobby control basics

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What firefighters need to know about the features of the FCC and how to properly train on lobby control

Retired Minn. fire marshal calls high-rise fire 'teaching moment' on sprinklers

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The former fire marshal said sprinklers like those installed in every high-rise unit in St. Paul could have saved lives in the Minneapolis blaze that killed five