Corey Smedley tells why his department adopted the use of floor-below nozzles and smoke curtains for battling fires in unsprinklered high-rise residential buildings. Research that was conducted by the ...

Imagine you are on the 24th floor when a fire breaks out on the levels below. Your instinct is to rush to the staircase, but what if it’s already filled with thick smoke? By the time you make your way ...