Fire protection works best when it is built into the process rather than added after the fact”— Christopher Echeverria ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The city of Los Angeles repeatedly approved development in fire-prone areas in violation of state standards for ...

Changes could be coming to longstanding Massachusetts building codes that advocates say would make it much easier to build ...

An insurance-backed research group has called for an expansion of fire hazard zones in Altadena to ensure that rebuilding throughout the community complies with more stringent fire-safety building ...

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, on Saturday, March 25, 1911, was one of the deadliest fires in U.S. history. The fire resulted in the deaths of ...

“My building already has two exits. I don’t understand why I must have a third.” Often when dealing with fire codes, people see them as something to dread or as another restrictive hassle that’s ...

Marin residents can keep using wood treated with fire retardant in new construction under an action taken by county ...

Gov. Maura Healey says towns resisting compliance with the controversial MBTA zoning law won’t be blocked from fire safety ...