The primary responsibility of any fire prevention official is to enforce the fire codes adopted by their respective jurisdiction. The common highest goal in any fire prevention effort is providing ...

There are not many disciplines in the codes and standards development world as engaged, organized and passionate as the fire services stakeholders. The fire sprinkler hearings in Rochester, NY, in ...

Each column, a new author will feature an article from one of the International Code Council (ICC) building, fire, mechanical, plumbing, residential (one and two family), energy conservation, and ...

The standard-setting nonprofit could publish its NFPA 800 framework later this month following an unusually quick development ...

There’s an ongoing debate about fire code compliance inspections. It’s a battle over emphasis: Is it better to perform many quick inspections or few in-depth inspections? To put it simply, what’s more ...

Karola Hanks was nominated to serve as chair of the Wildfire Resiliency Code Board Communities such as Durango and Bayfield are often referred to as “tinder boxes.” They sit in an ill-defined area ...

Town dispatchers will no longer be monitoring fire alarm systems at nursing homes, hotels, motels and similar high-density occupancies under a change adopted by the town council Monday night. The ...

Article 695 covers the electric power sources and interconnecting circuits for electric motor-driven fire pumps. It also covers switching and control equipment dedicated to fire pump drivers. Article ...

Effective March 1, Wisconsin became the latest state to adopt the most recent edition of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1: Uniform Fire Code to provide a comprehensive approach to ...