Firefighters operating at a working fire need to know that there is a secondary means of egress available to them before an emergency arises. Portable ladders are a quick and easy way to provide this ...

It seems that a certain phenomenon has occurred to the fire service, one that has not benefited the safety and efficiency of our personnel on the fireground. There is a noticeable lack of ladders ...

Ground ladders are an important tool on the fireground, raised to rescue civilians and for the safety of our crews. Even with a truck company on the scene of a structure fire, there’s no guarantee ...

Roman Mars’ podcast 99% Invisible covers design questions large and small, from his fascination with rebar to the history of slot machines to the great Los Angeles Red Car conspiracy. Here at the Eye, ...

Is a roof ladder and hatch considered a method of egress in a building? I am looking at a 4 unit building where the top floor renovation incorporated the roof ladder & hatch into the apartment. There ...

Egress windows are built for one very specific purpose: keeping you alive. If you've ever looked into replacing your home's windows, you might have heard the name egress window. Unlike generic terms ...

Part one of, "Where have all the ladders gone?" discussed ladder packaging, establishing a "Working Set" s an operational norm on all fires and the functions and responsibilities of first-due and ...