One of the most challenging situations that any fire company can face is arriving on the scene of a working fire and finding one or more victims trapped in imminent peril. It doesn’t happen often; for ...

Over the years, fire departments long have recognized the importance of carrying portable ground ladders on their apparatus. Engine company units typically have been equipped with a minimum of three ...

Reporting from San Francisco -- Jerry Lee ran his battered hand along the side beam of a 35-foot extension ladder. This particular workhorse of the San Francisco Fire Department — from Truck 5, ...

The firefighter was assigned to the roof and apparently lost his footing as he reached the top of the 35-foot ladder, falling to the pavement below. Oct. 15, 2018 An FDNY firefighter is lucky to be ...