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 ...

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 ...

Fire Marshal Stanley Jared Ward recently gave an interview, answering questions about building codes for local businesses.

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 ...

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 ...

A Bureau of Indian Standards technical committee urged the cabinet secretariat's deregulation cell to retain fire and life safety in the National Building Code, deeming it crucial for public safety.

Fire protection rarely draws public attention until emergencies occur. Yet behind every compliant building and functional ...