According to the U.S. Fire Administration, there were more than 374,300 residential structure fires, resulting in 2,720 deaths and 10,250 civilian injuries in 2022 (USFA). Twenty years ago, we had 15 ...

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Technical Committee on Animal Housing—the body that oversees development and revisions of the Fire and Life Safety in Animal Housing Facilities Code ...

This weekend, the International Code Council will hold a final action hearing on a resolution supporting a change to the International Residential Code to require fire sprinklers in new single-family ...

County commissioners began the discussion during a meeting Wednesday.

WALKER, Mich. — The proposed changes to building codes in Michigan could make new homes more expensive. However, the Walker Fire Department said the installation of sprinkler systems in newly built ...

Home owners from throughout San Francisco filled the inaugural meeting of the city's newly-appointed Fire Code Technical Advisory Council, to share their thoughts about the sprinkler mandate.

Flaws in Sunrise Foods' fire safety plans are "so egregious" they shouldn't be allowed to proceed, says fire protection technician ...