PHOTOS: Firefighters Get Some High-Rise Training

Window washers and others who spend their workdays dangling from the side of high-rise buildings in Newport Beach can rest assured that, if something goes wrong, local firefighters are more prepared to help.

On Wednesday Newport firefighters learned more about swing stages—suspended scaffolding—and rescue techniques at the Newport Gateway building.

Firefighters last year had to help rescue two workers at a Newport Center building after their scaffolding malfunctioned, according to the Fire Department.