Summit County normally updates its building and fire codes every six years, and the local fire departments are recommending ...

A fire sprinkler system is an incredibly effective fire suppression system, but there are other methods available for homeowners to put out a small fire. Using a fire extinguisher or fire blanket can ...

The system, which meets NFPA requirements, comprises of FIREPEX tees and elbows, RAUPEX white UV shield crosslinked PEXa pipes and EVERLOC+ fittings. REHAU, an international manufacturer of ...

View the Firefighters & Fire Sprinklers—Partners in Progress supplement in its entirety via Firehouse’s proprietary digital platform Clarity, which includes additional content and videos, here.

Some misconceptions are merely inconvenient. And some - like the many myths that surround the use of fire sprinklers in homes - can be deadly. The federal government and more than 400 local ...

Sprinkler system design and construction are paramount to fire suppression and safety in all industrial facilities. They have more significance within the waste, recycling and scrap metal industries ...

Fires in residential structures with sprinkler systems do so little damage, the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office doesn’t keep statistics on them. “Because if a sprinkler system goes off, a large, ...

Changes in the state building code this year might lead Rochester to weaken its requirements for fire-fighting sprinkler systems in businesses. City council members, meeting Monday afternoon to ...

ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - A deadly fire at an Adams County apartment building forced more than a dozen people out of their homes. It happened early Tuesday morning at the Waterview Apartments on ...

New York is reconsidering a decades-old proposal that would require all new homes built in the state to be equipped with automatic fire sprinkler systems regardless of the cost. An unelected panel of ...

ATLANTA — The Georgia State Fire Marshal tells Channel 2 Action News that a report detailing fire protection system problems at the GSU Stadium is not as concerning as it may look, and people are only ...