Fire protection works best when it is built into the process rather than added after the fact”— Christopher Echeverria ...

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 ...

An insurance-backed research group has called for an expansion of fire hazard zones in Altadena to ensure that rebuilding throughout the community complies with more stringent fire-safety building ...

California’s fire safety regulators were asked to study whether mid-rise apartments can go with a single staircase. They’re more than a month late.

Changes could be coming to longstanding Massachusetts building codes that advocates say would make it much easier to build multifamily housing. Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order Thursday ...

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 ...

“My building already has two exits. I don’t understand why I must have a third.” Often when dealing with fire codes, people see them as something to dread or as another restrictive hassle that’s ...

The City of Los Angeles repeatedly ignored state wildfire safety regulations as it permitted new development in areas with severe fire hazards, a lawsuit filed Dec. 23 in the L.A. County Superior ...