A fire service icon passed away on December 29. A man of outstanding character in the name of John O’Donoghue, Asst. Chief (Ret.), Cambridge (MA) Fire Department. John co-authored the Elevator ...

Besides adding an elevator or two for fire fighters, other construction issues will have to be addressed to accommodate the new Occupant Evacuation Elevators.

Firefighters took the stairs to reach the woman’s 19th-floor apartment on Wednesday. Residents said one of the building’s two ...

Getting stuck on an elevator probably isn’t something you worry about frequently, but 8News has found that elevator rescues happen more often than you may think in the City of Richmond.

Walker said the fire department does not have any power to force the building owner to fix the elevator. The city’s planning department oversees elevators.

A 72-year-old woman died in a fire on the 19th floor of an East Harlem high-rise after firefighters had to traverse the ...

Firefighters had to climb 19 floors to fight a fire in East Harlem because the elevators were out of service, according to ...

A 72-year-old woman died in a fire of a high-rise building in East Harlem Thursday night—after firefighters had to climb 19 ...