While Ann Arbor has grown denser, it has seen a reduction in fire department staffing, Fire Chief Mike Kennedy said.

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.

Ongoing staffing issues in Collingswood’s fire department created a delayed response at a recent fire call to a high-rise residential building, according to officials. The fire company only had two ...