If your home is tight on space, you’ve probably gone to great lengths to make every room seem larger than it actually is. But have you ever considered going to great heights? A tall ladder used to ...

With the skilled hands of a craftsman, Qing Du feels the side rail of a San Francisco Fire Department ladder, searching for stress points. In a tradition that dates back to World War I, Du custom ...

The San Francisco Fire Department is the last in the nation to make and maintain its own wooden ladders. "There aren't too many people that can say they make ladders for a living, especially wooden ...