Governing

Building and Fire Safety Codes Save Lives. Why Are States Weakening Them?

Firefighters respond to a five-alarm fire in a row of apartment buildings in Queens, N.Y., on Jan. 6. (Gardiner Anderson/New York Daily News/TNS) A New Year’s celebration in the Swiss Alps turned ...
Opinion

Industry Leaders Call for NFPA Standards Update to Reflect Modern Fire Risks and Commercial Kitchen Demands

In a city where skyscrapers meet curbside diners, commercial cooking is on the rise and industry experts say our fire ...
StamfordAdvocate

Fire marshal outlines common fire code concerns for business owners and landlord

[Editor's Note: The following was written by New Milford Fire Marshal Karen A. Facey.] Fire marshals statewide are responsible to ensure that the buildings within their community are compliant with ...
WPRI 12

‘Safest state in the country’: How the Station tragedy reshaped RI’s fire code

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Five months after 100 people lost their lives in the Station nightclub fire, Rhode Island lawmakers passed the most sweeping changes to its fire code in state history. And ...
Newsday

State plans fire-safety code updates for battery storage plants

New York State on Friday released proposed updates to its fire safety code for large battery-storage systems planned for energy grids across the state, as local governments continued to express ...

National building standards to replace code by April; experts raise concerns over fire safety matters

The National Building Code (NBC) is set to be replaced by a National Building Standard (NBS) by April-end, granting states ...