Daniel Byrne urges members of fire departments who enforce fire codes to arm themselves with the backstory of the codes' ...

Hendersonville hotel The Cascades Mountain Resort was shut down by the fire department for safety violations, including ...

The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety is urging L.A. County supervisors to expand the wildfire construction ...

Austin City Council on Thursday approved several amendments to city code that would change building requirements in the city. Those changes included some ways to make Austin more fire-resistant ...

Supporters of the bill say it's intended to reduce housing costs by taking away the expense to builders to install a ...

Traditional wood-frame construction has long been the standard in residential building, although this presents a major ...

During the code board's April 17 meeting, town staff also noted that the owners secured the building's eastern balconies.

The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of State Fire Marshal celebrates 125 years of supporting the state’s fire service and protecting Ohioans’ lives, properties and commun ...

Ann Arbor will begin enforcing new safety requirements later this month. As WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports, the changes ...