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Jim Morrison — Boston Globe

Jim Morrison — Correspondent BostonGlobe.com
According to a records request made to the city’s Inspectional Services Department, there are 9,637 fire escapes in Boston, but from 2016 to 2020, the city issued only 3,267 “affidavits’’ of completed inspection. The number of fire escapes may be even higher. And that’s just Boston. There are many more fire escapes in cities across the Commonwealth.

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The National Fire Escape Association (NFEA) exists to represent the fire escape industry by serving its members and affiliated state and local building, housing inspectors, and fire prevention officials. The NFEA members, who are involved in all aspects of a diversified fire escape industry, create jobs for millions of people and contribute significantly to the economic activity and overall safety of their community, the nation, and the world. Our members consist of the people that are directly involved in the overall maintenance of fire escapes including: engineers, public safety and code officials, fire protection professionals, management companies, landlords, manufacturers of fire prevention equipment, ironworkers, carpenters, and painters. Working in partnership with state and local officials provides superior service to its members and their employees and strives to improve the safety of fire escapes for owners, residents, employees, and fire fighters.

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