By Christina Scanlon
The Post-Star
GLENS FALLS, N.Y. — A state law went into effect this month in the hopes of alerting firefighters to types of construction that could pose safety hazards.
It requires new construction and renovations using truss type, pre-engineered wood or timber construction to be labeled on residential buildings, using a type of sign that’s been used in commercial structures for a number of years. Those signs, however, might not make a lot of sense to those outside the fire fighting or construction world.
In fact, in Codes Enforcement Department in Washington County, reported signage in a newly constructed building was removed because it was mistaken for a sticker that came on the new window. The signs are to be placed on entry ways with side-panel glass or on electric service entries to the home.
Full story: State law alerts firefighters to type of home construction with signs