The Black Sunday fire -- the Jan. 23, 2005 Bronx blaze that claimed the lives of FDNY Firefighters Lt. John Bellew and Lt. Curtis Meyran -- was "a major turning point in the fire service." That's what ...

Not long ago, I was explaining to one of my students that our training agency was undergoing a transition from NFPA 1983 General Use to Technical Use rope and equipment. As I outlined the benefits, ...

Sterling Rope Co., a Biddeford manufacturer of life-safety rope, cord, and hardware, has agreed to be acquired by Sherrill Inc., a North Carolina company that claims to be the largest distributor of ...

Rope access technicians do their jobs dangling from rope that cannot survive abrasion over sharp edges. Somebody who knows the ropes innovated a life-saving solution Another workday begins. The sky is ...