Fire Safety Codes
A proposal requiring sprinklers in all new single-family and two-family homes is being opposed by Habitat for Humanity and builders based on the costs of affordable housing
Fire service leaders remember that fateful day when six firefighters lost their lives at the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse fire
Investigators determined the fire that killed two people living in a Queens garage was arson
Firefighters for Walt Disney World’s private government say they’re understaffed and that poses a safety risk as the Florida theme park resort grows
Here are actions for fire safety educators and their departments to reach new residents and share life safety messages
The fire service has the opportunity to adapt fire code enforcement to new and emerging threats, including active violence
The Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board launched a new website to inform others about inspecting, testing and maintaining sprinkler systems
The National Institute on Money in State Politics said homebuilders have spent $24 million since 2014 to block sprinkler laws
Tragic fires continue to affect building codes and fire safety, sprinkler, fire inspections regulations
Fire officials wanted new apartment buildings with three to 20 units to have fire sprinklers installed
Urgent testing is being conducted on external siding panels on apartment blocks following the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze
The state is combining reward and punishment incentives and including aspects of public safety beyond fire
The NFPA guidelines call for banning natural trees in places with 50 or more people; the new bill would prohibit government officials from passing ordinances limiting the placement of trees
The bill up for a vote would strip fire chiefs of the ability to ban live Christmas trees in churches; NFPA says not to use live trees in places where 50 or more people gather
The BMW was so close to the hydrant that it wasn’t even worth it for firefighters to break the windows to snake a water line through
They support expanding, rather than loosening, the state fire code to require sprinklers in the one- and two-family homes that are now exempted
The change would require fire alarms and sprinklers only in residential buildings with at least seven units
The victims included 10 women and three children
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