Unattended cooking causes fire and fills high-rise with smoke     HighRise Ops Staff CHICAGO, Illinois – NBC Chicago reports that “unattended cooking”  was the cause of a high-rise fire  at 4300 W. Ford City Drive, according to Chicago Fire Department ...

Door control with three-person engine     Fire Engineering   Training Minutes: Sean Gray is joined by Los Angeles County (CA) Captain Chad Christensen, who explains his department’s approach to door control with a three-firefighter engine company performing interior firefighting ...

Maintaining control during the search     Fire Engineering   Training Minutes: Frank Ricci and John Twohill examine a simple way to maintain door control during search and how the engine can use the same device during fire attack. These ...

Honor your fellow firefighters who died in the line of duty     National Fallen Firefighters Foundation   This is the official National Stair Climb hosted by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2020 OR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, ...

Remember the fallen with the lessons learned     NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program On August 18, 2007, a 53-year-old male career fire fighter (Victim #1) and a 33-year-old male career fire fighter (Victim #2) became trapped ...

Event was initially cancelled due to coronavirus concerns     Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The annual light display honoring victims of 9/11 is back on, officials announced Saturday, saying New York health officials will supervise this year’s tribute ...

Communities, organizations, landmarks, and fire departments urged to participate in a week-long vigil before America’s Tribute to Fallen Firefighter     In these unprecedented times, where there is much uncertainty, we look for hope and find it in our nation’s ...

Lights out over concerns of coronavirus pandemic     NEW YORK (AP) — Twin beams of light representing the World Trade Center towers won’t be beamed into the sky during this year’s memorial of the 9/11 terror attacks in New ...

Gaining access when no keyhole is present     Fire Engineering Training Minutes: Mike Dragonetti reviews a method of gaining access to an elevator when no keyhole is present. These videos are for training demonstration purposes only. When you perform ...

Running a line off the ladder tower     TFRD Training High-rise evolution utilizing a “Flying Standpipe.”