Greg Havel discusses modern concrete forms for building construction and how these components could affect firefighters on the fireground.

A new form of bushfire behaviour has been identified by a team of researchers from UNSW Canberra, the ACT Emergency Services Agency and ACT Territory and Municipal Services.

Skylights have often been installed in churches, and firefighters need to note their presence in preincident plans to avoid getting injured when operating at these structures, Greg Havel writes.

SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, Department of Fire Technology recently undertook full-scale fire tests in a metro-type environment, which formed the subject of a recent two-day conference.

It's not every day that a New Hampshire manufacturer gets asked by a network television for their help, but when Globe Manufacturing  Company heard from ABC's long-running series, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, they didn't hesitate for a minute. Whatever was needed, count Globe in.

Some builders use manufactured I-joists not only to support floors, ceilings, and flat roofs, but also in place of either sawn-lumber rafters or wood trusses to support pitched roofs. Gregory Havel discusses how this may affect firefighters during fires in such buildings.

At 1200 hours on Saturday, December 18, 2010, Bayonne (NJ) Fire Department companies were dispatched to a report of a structure fire in the Bayonne Dry Dock Complex.

We all remember learning in our high school history classes that the 14th and 15th centuries were dreadful times for people in many ways.

According to the results of a 2009 survey of 187 firefighters across several Midwestern states, most firefighters felt that their coworkers wouldn't know when to call a Mayday.

A fire spread quickly and caused heavy damage to two homes in the hills of Berkeley, California, last night at approximately 8:30 p.m. PT. During the incident, a live power line came down on top of one of the fire engines, according to reports.

Firefighters rescued some residents from a rooftop when an extra-alarm fire extended from the building of origin to two other homes in Berwyn, Illinois.

Greg Havel discusses how well-insulated and infiltration-resistant construction affects structure fires and can impact firefighter safety at incidents in well-insulated buildings.

Man sets woman on fire in New York City elevator and later turns himself in

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) examined fire service concerns of photovoltaic (PV) systems and the potential impact on firefighting operations, including firefighter vulnerability to electrical and casualty hazards when mitigating a fire involving photovoltaic (PV) systems.