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Schenectady building declared ‘dangerous’ for falling bricks

Gabriel CabreraNovember 26, 2019February 4, 2020

Deterioration has prompted closure of the sidewalk along Erie BoulevardPete DeMola | November 25, 2019 SCHENECTADY — A prominent downtown building has been deemed dangerous by the city after bricks recently became dislodged and rained down onto the pavement below. The deterioration has prompted closure of the sidewalk along Erie Boulevard and increased city scrutiny of the […]

Essex County: Montclair Residents Rescued from Fire Escapes After Apartment Fire

Gabriel CabreraNovember 26, 2019February 4, 2020

MONTCLAIR, NJ – Residents of a North Fullerton apartment building were rescued from fire escapes after a 2-alarm fire ravages through parts of the building on November 24. Sometime around 12:36 AM, the Montclair Fire Department reported receiving a call from a passerby reporting that there was smoke in the area of Claremont Ave and North Fullerton Ave. While units […]

Bank Street bars settle out of court

Lm2November 21, 2019February 4, 2020

Thursday, November 21st, 2019 New London, Bank Street bars settle out of court in wrongful death suit Published November 19. 2019 5:48PM | Updated November 19. 2019 8:58PM By Greg Smith Day staff writer g.smith@theday.comSmittyDay New London – The family of a New London woman who fell to her death from the back deck of a Bank Street […]

PA Firefighter Recovers from Rooftop Fall

Gabriel CabreraNovember 18, 2019February 4, 2020

Raw video captures Harrisburg crews battling a blaze that damaged five homes and injured a firefighter following a first-floor fall. SEAN SAURO NOVEMBER 18, 2019 THE PATRIOT-NEWS, HARRISBURG, PA. A firefighter who fell from a first-floor rooftop while battling a Saturday night blaze that damaged five houses in Harrisburg is now at home recovering from […]

Roof and fire escape collapse at downtown church during storm

Gabriel CabreraNovember 12, 2019February 4, 2020

DON MORGAN OCT 25, 2019 @ 6:37AM SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) – Part of the roof and fire escape at Travis Park United Methodist Church collapsed during the storm around 12:30 Friday morning. “We were called for a structure collapse, but when the first crews arrived, they determined it was a partial roof collapse,” said […]

FDNY Firefighters Injured in Bronx Building Blaze

Gabriel CabreraNovember 12, 2019February 4, 2020

Twelve FDNY units responded to the fire that broke out on the sixth floor of a seven-story Bronx building and also injured two residents, one seriously. MICHAEL SHERIDAN NOVEMBER 4, 2019 NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Four people, including two firefighters, were injured in a blaze in the Bronx early Monday. A call came in just […]

NJ Firefighter, Police Officer Injured in 3-Alarm Blaze

Gabriel CabreraNovember 12, 2019February 4, 2020

The firefighter received an electric shock and the police officer suffered smoke inhalation responding to a Bloomfield apartment blaze that left seven families displaced. NOAH COHEN NOVEMBER 7, 2019 NJ ADVANCE MEDIA GROUP, EDISON, N.J. A firefighter and a police officer were hurt in a three-alarm fire that burned at a Bloomfield apartment building, forcing seven families […]

Standards and Codes Seminar

Lm2October 30, 2019February 4, 2020

Ongoing fire escape seminars nationwide

Fights Break Out Between Tenants, NYPD Outside Apartment Fire

Lm2September 5, 2019February 4, 2020

This post was updated at noon on Sept. 4, 2019. NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – There was chaos in the Bronx Tuesday night. As firefighters worked to stop a building from burning, fights broke out between frantic residents and police. Nobody was seriously injured in the apartment fire, but two tenants are now under arrest. Authorities tell […]

National Code

2012 IFC 1104.16.5.1 Fire escape stairs must be examined every 5 years ,by design professional or others acceptable and inspection report must be submitted to the fire code official.

IBC 1001.3.3 All fire escapes shall be examined and/or tested and certified every five years by a design professional or others acceptable who will then submit an affidavit city official.

NFPA LIFE SAFETY CODE 101 7.2.8.6.2 The Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) shall approve any fire escape by Load Test or other evidence of strength (Certification).

OSHA 1910.37 Exit routes must be maintained during construction, repairs, alterations or provide alternative egress with equivalent level of safety. (permit issued if egress is certified or with egress scaffolding)

Maine Code

The Local Codes aren’t available right now, we are working on it and will have them soon!