On a quiet day in a small office, people go about their normal routine; ride the elevator, check e-mail, file paperwork. Suddenly, that comfortable monotony is broken. Deafening sirens blare through ...

Metro officially opened a $1.2 million training facility Wednesday to teach mechanics how to repair the system’s elevators and escalators. One of the most commonly heard complaints about the system’s ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — The New Bedford Fire Department has been awarded $68,000 in federal grant funds to boost training on rescuing people from stalled elevators. The department will bring in ...

The New York legislature voted Thursday to require licenses for thousands of elevator mechanics in the city and across the state, following mounting pressure to improve safety standards. It is the ...

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 and ...