Fires in balloon-frame construction present the engine company officer with various challenges. In addition to securing a water supply, stretching a line and extinguishing the main body of the fire, ...

Chicago, incorporated in 1833 with a population of 350, began innovating as soon as it was born. Poised on the prairie’s stoop as the West was opening, Chicago created a lasting contribution to the ...

Every generation witnesses its own advances in building technology. Balloon-frame construction was a major advance over the previous method of post-and-beam construction, whereby skilled carpenters ...