What is the International Code Council and why are its codes better than the BOCA Code? -- E.T., Tulsa. The International Code Council was formed by BOCA (Building Officials and Code Administrators ...

Smoke, not flames, caused the deaths of 25 people in a nightclub fire at Arpora, exposing serious lapses in fire safety enforcement, planning, and preparedness in high-occupancy entertainment venues.

Exits were blocked, locked or insufficient. Multiple reports in the press mentioned locked exits and blocked staircases that ...

In South Florida, lessons are being learned of what can happen if new building construction is not held to the highest standard possible and older buildings are not regularly inspected and retrofitted ...

Springfield has adopted the 2024 International Fire Code, updating safety standards and adding a small‑project permit for ...

New York State on Friday released proposed updates to its fire safety code for large battery-storage systems planned for energy grids across the state, as local governments continued to express ...