OTTUMWA, IOWA— The initial report from a consulting firm’s May site visit has the county wondering what additional work will have to precede the replacement of windows in the courthouse. In March the county board of supervisors agreed to have Chairman Jerry Parker contact Victor Amoroso of A and J Associates for recommendations on replacing […]
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‘potentially catastrophic’ conditions at apartment building
DA looking into ‘potentially catastrophic’ conditions at apartment building Updated: May 14, 2017 – 11:41 AM The Allegheny County district attorney’s office is looking into conditions inside of a Wilmerding apartment building. Vincent Coury, a tenant of Faller Apartments, said he has a crack in the gas line to his stove, a hole in his ceiling […]
Read more...Howdy Ya’ll! We’ll Be In Texas Next Month To Host a Fire Escape Awareness Seminar, Come Join Us, As We Speak to Local AHJ’s Across Texas About The Dangers of Fire Escapes!
Join us for our monthly meeting & training for June 2017. This month we will be joined by Francisco Meneses with the National Fire Escape Association to discuss fire escapes. We will discuss the basics of code requirements as it relates to the -history of fire escapes -standardizing the process of inspecting fire escape systems […]
Read more...Fire Escapes Can Save Lives, or Take Them!
Fire Escapes Can Save Lives, or Take Them! Philadelphia Property Owners Required to File Fire Escape Inspection Reports by July 1st 2017. The tragic January 12th 2014 fire escape collapse which took the life of one Philadelphia student and severely injured two others when they fell 4 stories while smoking out on a fire escape balcony […]
Read more...Philadelphia developed a new application to help citizens map locations of Fire Escapes throughout Philly
Fire Escape Breaking News! The next big Fire Escape Tsunami wave has officially touched ground-zero in the city of Philadelphia, that is, because Philly’s Fire Department and Department of Licenses and Inspections just released an application, called “Fire Escape Crowdsourcing”; that will help identify and officially map Fire Escapes throughout the city in preparation for […]
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Deadline to Comply is Fast Approaching
Deadline to Comply with New Fire Inspection Requirements is Fast Approaching Article from The National Law Review Wednesday, April 19, 2017 The deadline to comply with the new inspection requirements mandated by the recent amendment to the Philadelphia fire code is fast approaching. In the wake of a fire escape collapse in Center City that […]
Read more...Firefighter’s Manoeuvre Ends in Fatal Fall
Firefighter’s Practiced Maneuver, Five Stories Up, Ends in Fatal Fall By ANDY NEWMANAPRIL 21, 2017 William Tolley, a New York City firefighter, died on Thursday after falling from a tower ladder. CreditUli Seit for The New York Times It was a routine operation at a routine apartment-building fire using a piece of equipment that was tailor […]
Read more...Rusty fire escapes could get upgrade in Iowa town
Rusty fire escapes could get upgrade in one eastern Iowa town By Katie Wiedemann, KCRG-TV9 | Posted: Tue 6:59 PM, Apr 18, 2017 | Updated: Tue 7:31 PM, Apr 18, 2017 DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) — Property owners in Dubuque can get some financial help upgrading aging fire escapes. The city council approved that funding Monday […]
Read more...Residents unite to take on mega-landlord
Jersey City Together held a landlord protest against River Edge / Trendy Management on Sunday, March 26, 2017. The protest met at St Paul’s Episcopal Church and protesters walked over to 205 Monticllo Ave. in Jersey City. Pictured: Rev. Jessica Lambert of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. (Michael Dempsey | The Jersey Journal) Michael Dempsey | […]
Read more...2 People Escape
2 People Escape As Fire Tears Through Seekonk Home March 28, 2017 12:58 PMFiled Under: Fire, Mike LaCrosse, Seekonk SEEKONK (CBS) — Firefighters rushed to rescue the people and pets inside a multi-family home as a blaze ripped through it Tuesday morning. The fire began around 9:40 a.m. in a three-story home on Hull Street. Several people […]
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