North Carolina recorded 159 civilian fire deaths in 2025, reversing a downward trend. State Fire Marshal Brian Taylor says prevention efforts have been pinched by a delay in federal funding.

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON - Nine residents were displaced after a fire broke out early Monday in a 10‑story high‑rise in Northeast Washington, ...

WASHINGTON - Nine residents were displaced after a fire broke out early Monday in a 10‑story high‑rise in Northeast Washington, officials said. The fire was reported just before 2 a.m. in the 1400 ...

AN EXTENDED THAW THROUGH MUCH THE REST OF NEXT WEEK. TWO PEOPLE WERE RESCUED FROM A BURNING APARTMENT BUILDING IN BEAVER COUNTY THIS MORNING. FIREFIGHTERS SHARING THESE IMAGES FROM AMBRIDGE TOWERS IN ...

One person was found dead after an early-morning fire at a West Price Hill apartment building. The fire occurred on the ninth floor of the Pinecrest high-rise, a Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing ...

BENTLEYVILLE, Pa. — Multiple people were injured during a fire at a senior high-rise building in Washington County. Dispatchers said firefighters were called to Bentley Tower on the 700 block of ...