Recent global fire incidents highlight how quickly small oversights can turn deadly. Reviewing core NFPA 101 concepts—clear egress routes, accurate occupancy classifications, working detection systems ...

Overview Energy's new space-based solar power concept leverages existing solar farm infrastructure to harvest sunlight 24/7.

Curt Isakson reminds that fires at commercial buildings are bigger, hotter, faster and more complex than fires at residences ...

A state oversight agency cited the MonteCedro retirement community in Altadena for failing to follow its emergency evacuation ...

Planners of some of the largest upcoming developments in southeast Bend are considering how to make their neighborhoods less ...

Demolition will begin at Parade Park Homes starting Dec. 15 as redevelopment of the historic KC Black-owned co-op takes shape ...

To help the public process the January wildfires, artist Evan Hall created a memorial made of salvaged chimneys from destroyed homes.

Able Battery, 4th Battalion, 60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, “Vanguard,” made history as the first Maneuver Short Range ...

The City of Tallahassee and Leon County are ending their joint fire protection services agreement. Tallahassee will dispose of five fire stations located in unincorporated county areas. The city plans ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Part of a massive furniture store on Syracuse’s South Side could soon become the city fire department’s maintenance facility. The Syracuse Common Council approved a series of ...

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St. George had 28,500 residents in 1990, according to U.S. Census data. Four years prior, the city built Fire Station 1 — an 8,500-square-foot structure off 1000 East that, at the time, seemed massive ...