Architect Shows the Beauty of Fire Escapes through Photographs A visual survey of the design and aesthetics of fire escapes, featuring photos taken in twenty-five US cities Cocoa, Florida – WEBWIRE – Tuesday, February 6, 2018 “The Fire Escape A Visual Survey. Second Edition” by Peter J. Lagomarsino Peter’s passion for photography and art paved […]
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What percentage of fire door assemblies fail the required yearly inspection?
As part of the process through which NFPA staff provides answers to technical questions received from members and AHJs, one stakeholder recently asked about compliance rates for fire door assemblies inspected yearly, as required by NFPA 80, Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives. I took the question to mean: “What percentage of fire […]
Read more...NY Times: What Happened at the Bronx Fire
At least 12 people were killed when a fire rushed through a five-story apartment building in the Bronx on Thursday night, New York City officials said. Four of the dead were children. The fire was caused by a 3-year-old boy playing with the knobs on a stove, city officials said. His mother ran out of […]
Read more...Chinatown Tenants Forced Into Shelter Fear Landlord Won’t Let Them Return
Residents of 85 Bowery worry a broken staircase could be used as a pretext to evict them More than 85 people were forced out of their embattled Chinatown building last Thursday when the city declared the building unsafe — and they fear the landlord, who has been trying to evict them for years, will now […]
Read more...RED CROSS PROVIDES FIRE SAFETY TIPS AFTER DEADLY LOVEJOY BLAZE
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Anthony Conti, 7, died after a fire engulfed his Lovejoy home Monday. His death is raising awareness about emergency preparedness, fire safety and programs in the area. “We will come into your home if you need them. We will check any smoke alarms that you have, replace batteries, install up to three […]
Read more...Man critically injured, baby resuscitated after being pulled from fire
JERSEY CITY – Firefighters are battling a devastating blaze on Grant Avenue tonight. The four-alarm fire at 21 Grant Ave. critically injured one man and an infant needed to be resuscitated by first responders, Fire Chief Steven McGill said at the scene. Firefighters arrived at the blaze at about 7 p.m. and more than an […]
Read more...Fire Escape Issues: Technical Bulletin #18-1: Fire Escape Stairs
Coffee Break Training Topic: Fire Escape Stairs Learning objective: The student shall be able to explain the fundamental requirements for fire escape stairs on existing buildings. Fire escape stairs may provide an alternate means of egress for existing buildings where the construction of new interior or exterior stairs is impractical. Fire escape stairs are not […]
Read more...KCK firefighters lucky to escape with only minor injuries when upper floor collapses
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Three firefighters were injured when a floor collapsed while they were putting out a house fire in Kansas City, Kansas. The fire happened just before 3 a.m. Sunday morning in a vacant home located in the 1600 block of North 7th Street. Thankfully all three first responders are alive and out […]
Read more...At Least 32 People, Including Firefighters, Hurt
At Least 32 People, Including Firefighters, Hurt in Roaring Brooklyn Fire: FDNY Published at 5:35 AM EST on Jan 22, 2018 | Updated at 2:07 PM EST on Jan 22, 2018 Almost three dozen people were injured after a roaring fire that sent residents out their windows to escape broke out inside an apartment building […]
Read more...Fire Rips Through Brooklyn Apartment
Dozens injured as fire rips through Brooklyn apartment By Joe Marino January 22, 2018 | 2:45am | Updated Modal Trigger Robert Stridiron Almost three dozen people were injured – two of them children – when a fire broke out on the first floor of a Brooklyn apartment building Sunday night, police and fire department officials said. […]
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