To help raise public awareness of the critical role that building codes play in ensuring safe communities, the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) and the Tennessee ...

Staff from the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service learnt about inspections, protection, codes and building safety last month.

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 ...

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 ...

What we’re talking about today here is lowering the safety standard that’s in that approved code from where it started to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Connecticut lawmakers have voted down a proposed update to the state building and fire code, citing fears it would make new housing development harder. The plan, years in the making, included wider ...

TUPELO — Ahead of updating the city’s guiding documents and plans, Tupelo officials have agreed to revise its fire prevention and protection rules alongside its building regulations. The Tupelo City ...

Govt on Thursday replaced National Building Code (NBC) with National Building Construction Standards (NBCS) by withdrawing ...

Fire safety is not just about installing alarms or extinguishers — it is about a well-designed system that protects lives from the moment a ...