Older houses carry stories in their walls, but they also carry fire risks that do not match the assumptions built into modern ...

This section contains general emergency response procedures to be followed in the absence of department- or facility-specific procedures. The supervisor or person responsible for the area where an ...

Each building must have a Building Fire Prevention and Evacuation Plan. The fire prevention component is based on New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control (OFPC), Public Employee Safety ...

For decades, building safety was limited to security guards, cameras and alarm networks, all working independently to alert owners and authorities of a fire or break-in. These on-site systems had vast ...

Marin County residents who are building new structures in high fire risk zones in unincorporated areas soon will be prohibited from using wood in their exterior walls, even wood treated with fire ...