Protected stairwells are isolated using self-closing fire doors ... size of the structure, type of stairs, and the fire location and extent help determine whether the handline can be stretched ...

Roche-A-Cri State Park in Friendship reopened to hikers Friday, days after a fire damaged the 303-step stairway that leads to the top of Roche-A-Cri Mound, and 6.5 acres of land surrounding the mound.