At Least 44 Dead, More Than 250 Missing in Hong Kong High-Rise …
Nov 26, 2025 · HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in years burned through the night, leaving at least 44 people dead and 279 reported missing with rescuers still pulling …
High-Rise Fire Operations 101 - Firefighter Training - Firefighting
Apr 23, 2014 · The time tested acronym, ALS-BASE provides an effective foundation to start procedures and training for high-rise operations, writes Demetrius Kastros.
High-Rise Building Fires: What’s the Challenge? - Fire Engineering
Oct 18, 2018 · By Gerald Tracy What’s the chance you will encounter a serious fire in a high-rise office building? According to the National Fire Protection Association report on high-rise fire …
Highlights of the International Tall Building ... - Fire Engineering
Apr 9, 2025 · This marked the 9th edition of the Tall Building Fire Safety Conference, with previous events featuring many of the leading thinkers on high-rise fire safety. Previous …
Hong Kong Firefighters Continue to Battle High-Rise Fire; at Least …
Nov 27, 2025 · A high-rise fire that began in bamboo scaffolding and construction netting spread across seven of a Hong Kong complex’s eight buildings.
Designing a High-Rise Policy for Small to Mid-Sized Suburban Fire ...
Jan 1, 2025 · A high-rise fire will require the same resources, regardless of where it is. Mutual aid is the only way for small to mid-sized departments to overcome the staffing and equipment gaps.
Firefighters Battle Vancouver (BC) High-Rise Fire - News
Oct 22, 2024 · Firefighters battled a fire Monday that impacted multiple floors of a residential high-rise building in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Roundtable: Standpipe Operations - Fire Engineering
Jun 1, 2025 · Lieutenant Michael Quilty, Iona McGregor (FL) Fire District: In Southwest Florida, we face a unique set of challenges when considering how best to approach operations for fires …
Pump Operations for High-Rise Building Fire Protection Systems
Aug 29, 2012 · Should a combination sprinkler and standpipe system (with a building fire pump) in a high-rise building be overtaxed by fire or fail for whatever reason, fire departments must be …
Implement 'Smoke Skills' Before 'Smoke Kills' - Fire Safety
Jan 1, 2025 · He was the catalyst to the research conducted by NIST, UL, and NYU Polytechnic Institute on smoke management and fire behavior in high-rise buildings, emphasizing research …