Fire Safety Codes
A year before the Boyle Heights warehouse fire, the facility operator asked city officials about removing a rooftop solar safety device now under scrutiny in the ongoing investigation
One year after 10 people died in the Gabriel House fire, Fall River firefighters are seeking national and state code changes to require inspections for recalled sprinkler heads
The Virginia military installation uses home visits and newcomer education to reduce residential fire risks
States are easing stairwell, electrical and fire code rules to lower housing costs, raising safety concerns from firefighters and code experts
After a rooftop fire knocked out power at Tacoma’s Temple Theatre, city inspectors discovered unpermitted apartments inside the historic building
The Norwich Township chief says a state law fast-tracking private power projects has left first responders without access to critical planning information for a new fuel-cell facility serving an Amazon data center
Easton officials are evaluating staffing, inspections and response procedures after a NIOSH report on the Hotel Hampton fire
The National Fire Protection Association and Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition honored two advocates for their efforts to promote residential fire sprinklers and advance community fire safety
Why home fire sprinklers are the only technology that can stop a fire from becoming deadly
Communities in wildfire-prone areas must now follow new construction standards, though some local leaders worry about rising rebuilding and enforcement costs
After a Manhattan fire killed three people, records show the building’s landlord has hundreds of unresolved violations across multiple New York City properties
A NIOSH investigation into a boarding house fire shows why departments must train for emergency egress and competing strategies
The fast-moving Manhattan blaze spread through a six-story building’s lone staircase and displaced about 100 residents
An investigation found missed inspections, code violations and communication breakdowns contributed to a near-fatal rescue during a fast-moving Easton fire
A deadly Queens fire that killed four, including a 3-year-old girl, is raising new questions about illegal housing conditions, overcrowding and ignored complaints
State officials reversed a proposed code update that would have allowed taller apartment buildings with one stairwell, siding with fire marshals who warned the change could endanger residents
The FDNY says an unpermitted basement unit in a multi-family building led to a rapidly spreading blaze that killed a 34-year-old mother and her 17-day-old daughter
The Caribou Fire and Ambulance Department’s 1978-era station will undergo major upgrades, addressing the lack of sprinklers, outdated alarms and inadequate living spaces
Firefighter union and civic leaders demanded halts to battery-energy storage systems near homes and firehouses, citing safety and response concerns
State data show 44 people died in 30 fires last year, down from 2024
A new fire code amendment in Loveland will require defibrillators in newly built or renovated venues with occupancies of 100 or more, aiming to speed bystander response when cardiac arrest strikes
Fire service leaders remember that fateful day when six firefighters lost their lives at the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse fire
Despite the staggering death toll, plus myriad fire protection and human failures, change was not immediate
The high-profile project highlights IBC/NFPA requirements and how past landmark fires shaped today’s assembly occupancy rules
One resident escaped by climbing to the roof of the Freeport building with four children and her 76-year-old mother before crossing to a neighboring building
An internal review calls the Fall River five-alarm fire that killed 10 “one of the most complex” in department history, citing 53 rescues and recommending code changes for high-risk sites
An investigation into the Gabriel House fire details overdue tests, a sprinkler that didn’t activate, understaffed fire prevention units, no statewide tracking and uneven enforcement
Touted as “absolutely fireproof,” Atlanta’s Winecoff Hotel became the scene of America’s deadliest hotel blaze, claiming 119 lives
A MassLive probe finds that Massachusetts relies on owners to maintain life-safety sprinklers, with no statewide tracking and understaffed fire departments hampering enforcement
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