Fire Safety Codes
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
A preliminary investigation into the Gabriel House blaze suggests an oxygen concentrator malfunction or smoking may have sparked the deadliest fire in Massachusetts in over 40 years
Investigators continue probing last weekend’s fire at Gabriel House assisted-living facility that injured dozens and raised concerns about safety conditions
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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