High-rise buildings present a number of unique challenges to fire departments. Now before you stop reading because you think your response area doesn’t include these types of structures, remember that ...

John Badman|The Telegraph Alton firefighters carry a "high-rise pack" of hose up a stairwell Wednesday during refresher training. ALTON — Alton firefighters on Wednesday trained on fighting a fire in ...

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ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor’s skyline has two notable additions with new high-rises completed in August, including the tallest building the city has seen in over half a century. And several more big ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — It’s getting harder to keep track of all the high-rise developments in Ann Arbor as more and more keep getting proposed and approved. Several projects that will alter the downtown ...