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.

Erica Kuligowski is affiliated with the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) as a Section Editor for their Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering (Human Behaviour Section) and as a member of ...

Stairwells are the only reliable escape route in most buildings. The Hong Kong high-rise fire, which spread across multiple buildings in a large residential complex, has killed dozens, with hundreds ...