During the past decade, there has been an increased emphasis on firefighter health and safety. This is probably most evident with the National Fallen Firefighter Foundation’s 16 Life Safety ...

At some point in your fire service career, you may have to determine the fate of a condemned aluminum ground ladder. Whether it was caused by direct flame impingement, bent rails from an accident, or ...

The focus is on the ground ladder as a proven effective life-safety tool. Students journey through the history and evolution of the ground ladder in Boston, Massachusetts. Included are Boston’s fire ...