Building Construction
The building construction resource page includes important information about how structures are designed and how such construction factors affect building strength, likelihood of collapse, interior layouts and other issues that could compromise firefighter safety.
Investigation highlights the risks of post-suppression overhaul and origin-and-cause operations
Chattanooga city leaders say new rules allowing up to five-story single-stair buildings will include required sprinklers and stair pressurization, after consulting with fire officials
Clark County officials say the University Gardens Shopping Center had no fire sprinklers due to its age, complicating efforts to determine the cause of the blaze
The Charlotte SouthPark fire report highlights improvements in several areas, including the hiring of more inspectors and enhanced firefighter survival training
A four-alarm fire in Brooklyn extended through the cockloft of several attached residential structures
Firefighters in Harford County were responding to a call for an outside gas leak when the house exploded before they arrived
There are hundreds of acronyms in the fire service, but these two are a must for fireground operations
The Harris building in San Bernardino County has holes in the floors, damaged stairwells and open elevator shafts
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Video shows the moment large sign awnings fell onto firefighters during a 3-alarm fire in Manhattan
New York City has over 1 million buildings, most of which predate 1960.
Homes with outdated wiring, combustible decks were built before code prohibited balloon frame construction
Two houses were destroyed and two others damaged during a fire at a construction site in San Luis Obispo
Two Clearview Fire Department firefighters were trapped when the roof of a burning garage collapsed in Curwensville Borough
New ordinance allows the fire chief to declare a building a “public nuisance” and have a structure torn down
Frederick County Executive Jessica Fitzwater is promoting stricter regulation of corrugated stainless steel tubing
Fire in an affordable housing unit under construction in Redwood City began on the fifth floor
A large fire tears through a housing development under construction in Redwood City
The St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral church was featured in the 1978 movie “The Deer Hunter”
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Videos show firefighters running to escape a collapsing wall during a fire in Pottsville
The museum posted on its website that nearby construction crane activity led to concerns about building stability
Officials report multiple injuries and damage in Portage and Kalamazoo
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Eight Spokane firefighters were inside when the roof of the US Bank building collapsed
Changes would increase safety at construction sites like the South Park site that burned in 2023
Divers from multiple agencies are using sonar and infrared technology in the search for survivors
Five considerations for first-arriving crews to prevent the situation from deteriorating
A mayday was transmitted after a collapse trapped Baltimore County firefighters
One firefighter was injured, nine residents displaced by the fire in Chinatown
Columns in the Surfside collapse that killed 98 people did not meet 1980s standards
Employees told a supervisor about beams “bowing” the day before the fatal collapse
An outside-in fire extended into the attic space of a row of Whitehall townhomes
Bill the the Colorado House would allow single-stair developments to reach up to five stories
First things first: You do not get to cut holes anymore!
Know the construction methods, decking types and design approach that could impact your rooftop operations
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