Fire commission questions incident command     HONOLULU (KHON) – Residents trapped. Instructions to stay on a balcony. Falling debris causing more fire. A firefighter mayday call. The panic, stress, and heroism on the day of Honolulu’s biggest fire in ...

In an unconfirmed high-rise incident, a minimum of three chief officers must be dispatched as part of the first-alarm assignment.

A Firefighters Own Worst Enemy took time to create a video walking you through the “Firefighter Mode” setting on elevators.  It is vital in any high-rise event that firefighters have control of elevators and keep control until the end of ...

The key to any successful fireground operation is building a foundation with the initial first-alarm resources. This is especially true when responding to incidents in high-rise buildings due to the complexity of these structures. Whether the response is for a ...

High-rise fires are far from the “routine” responses we make on a regular basis and should always be treated as such.