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 ...

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 ...

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

But the builders and the realtors are fighting sprinkler laws across the country. Years ago we did a series, Big Steps in Building, and called for fire sprinklers in every housing unit. At the time, ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

is your neighborhood reporter for North Beach, Downtown Corpus Christi and the Bay Area. NUECES COUNTY, Texas — During a routine inspection of the Nueces Courthouse, Corpus Christi Fire Department ...

It wasn't called a fire sprinkler summit, but the meeting Thursday afternoon at the Jefferson City Police Department's training classroom attracted dozens of public officials, contractors, architects, ...

TUPELO — Tupelo officials have tightened restrictions on fire codes for multi-story residential buildings in what they claim is an effort to increase safety and the city’s fire rating. Earlier this ...

On August 22, a fire broke out in a Bellevue apartment that completely destroyed 21 units and displaced residents from more than four dozen units in the complex. It took 88 medical, support and fire ...