To Cut Housing Costs, Some States Are Easing Fire Safety Rules

Last year, six states eliminated a fire-safety code requiring apartment buildings taller than three stories to have at least ...

Behind the Walls and Above the Ceilings: The Ongoing Role of Fire-Protection Installers in Building Safety

Fire-protection systems are designed to operate immediately when triggered”— Christopher Echeverria NEW ORLEANS, LA, ...
New Orleans City Business

Legislative committee explores clarification of state’s fire protection codes

The House Committee on Fire Protection/Construction Code Task Force met on Monday as members work on a consistent fire code for residential and commercial construction. Louisiana builders often ...
Opinion
GoverningOpinion

Building and Fire Safety Codes Save Lives. Why Are States Weakening Them?

Construction regulations have evolved through a rigorous process guided by professional expertise. But safety and housing affordability shouldn’t be seen as competing goals.
Firefighter Nation

NFPA 101 Life Safety Code Added to NFPA LiNK Reference

he National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has announced the addition of the 2021 edition of NFPA 101®, Life Safety Code®, to NFPA LiNKâ„¢, the Association’s new information delivery platform that ...
Firehouse

NFPA Launches “A Code for Every Moment”

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) launched A Code for Every Moment, one of the most significant public awareness campaigns in its more than 125-year history, to educate the public and ...
Security

Fire Code Confusion: Occupancy Types

Greg Kessinger is SD&I’s fire alarm and codes expert and a regular contributor. Email him your fire & life safety questions at [email protected]. You may be surprised how much NFPA 72’s chapter on ...