Colorado Springs to Host Groundbreaking High-Rise Firefighting Summit at the state’s First Air Standpipe-Equipped Hotel

Conference Brings National Experts to Address Critical Air Supply Challenges in Modern Firefighting; Municipal Leaders ...
Yahoo

Family Continues Fight for Fire Safety After Daughter Dies in Silver Spring High-Rise Fire

Nearly three years after 25-year-old Melanie Diaz died in a high-rise fire in Silver Spring, her family continues to honor her legacy with the mission of improving fire safety in Montgomery County and ...
The Daily Record (Maryland)

After daughter’s death in MD, family keeps fighting for fire safety

Moments after discovering his daughter, Melanie, died in a high-rise fire, Cesar Diaz made a silent pledge to her memory. For the past 16 hours, Diaz had been driving his family from their Florida ...
MLive Ann Arbor on MSN

From fires to false alarms, high-rises a challenge as Ann Arbor grows denser

ANN ARBOR, MI — When the 19-story Legacy high-rise opened behind the Michigan Theater last August, it welcomed hundreds of University of Michigan students. It also increased the workload of the Ann ...
KBTX

College Station fire department trains for high-rise emergencies

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - The College Station Fire Department is conducting specialized training sessions for high-rise fire safety. There are 18 high-rise apartments along the Northgate ...