(WHTM) — No one ever wants to be caught in a building fire, regardless if it’s a house fire or a fire in a commercial setting. Fire sprinklers are common throughout many commercial buildings and in ...
The provisions and requirements for fire sprinkler systems within buildings have been mandated within codes and standards since the late 1800s. The inclusion of these systems fit within our core ...
Sprinkler system design and construction are paramount to fire suppression and safety in all industrial facilities. They have more significance within the waste, recycling and scrap metal industries ...
WALKER, Mich. — The proposed changes to building codes in Michigan could make new homes more expensive. However, the Walker Fire Department said the installation of sprinkler systems in newly built ...
Three of the Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority’s high-rise apartment buildings now have functioning fire-suppressant sprinkler ...
On August 22, a fire broke out in a Bellevue apartment that completely destroyed 21 units and displaced residents from more than four dozen units in the complex. It took 88 medical, support and fire ...
There were no sprinklers inside the apartment building at 27th and Highland, where a fire on Sunday, May 11, killed five people. The building was built before sprinkler systems were required by state ...
The inspection process for fire sprinklers in Massachusetts relies on a haphazard honor system that can fail the very people it’s meant to protect. A MassLive investigation following the July fatal ...