Bill aims to require fire escape ladders for rental units Posted: 6:04 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015 Email 0Facebook 3Twitter 0ShareThis 10 By Laura A. Bischoff – Columbus bureau COLUMBUS — Landlords would be required to install exterior fire escape ladders for residential rental units on the third floor and above, if bills sponsored by local legislators becomes law. State Sens. […]
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How Safe Are New York City’s Fire Escapes
How Safe Are New York City’s Fire Escapes, Really? Monday, August 31, 2015, by Amy Plitt [Photos by Bob Estremera. More fire escape photos over here.] The spotlight is once again on New York City’s ubiquitous, iconic fire escapes following the tragic death of actor Kyle Jean-Baptiste, a rising Broadway star who had recently finished a run as Jean Valjean […]
Read more...Security bars potentially harmful
Security bars helpful and potentially harmful SMOKE SIGNALS Wednesday August 19, 2015 11:17 AM Fire Marshal Alan PerkinsRequest to buy this photo” href=”http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/images/news/PublicOfficials/perkins-alan-du.jpg” rel=”lightbox”>Fire Marshal Alan Perkins Security bars can help our family be safe, but did you know they can also trap you inside during a fire?Although in recent years, deaths by fires have […]
Read more...Building Declared Public Nuisance
Marseilles Main Street building declared public nuisance Steve Stout The only three-story building in the Marseilles’ downtown area at 430-432 Main St. was declared a public nuisance by City Council commissioners Wednesday night. Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 10:16 pm | Updated: 10:54 pm, Wed Aug 19, 2015. Steve Stout, steves@mywebtimes.com, 815-431-4082 | 0 comments A Main Street building in Marseilles — […]
Read more...Tenants evacuated from Hartford apartment building again
Tenants evacuated from Hartford apartment building again as safety concerns linger POSTED 10:35 PM, AUGUST 11, 2015, BY LAUREN VICTORY, UPDATED AT 10:51PM, AUGUST 11, 2015 HARTFORD — Tenants at the Spring Street Apartments were greeted by Hartford police and officials with the city’s Licenses and Inspections Department late Tuesday afternoon and told they needed to evacuate the […]
Read more...Women Actually Invented Things
After posting the article below we found this in wikipedia… I am curious where people got this information about Anna Connelly having the first registered patent for a fire escape in 1887. New York City building codes required exterior balconies and stairs (referred to as fire escapes in the code) already in 1860. And numerous […]
Read more...Questions arise about evacuation plan
Questions arise about evacuation plan for new Paterson school location AUGUST 10, 2015, 7:18 PM LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2015, 7:29 PM BY JOE MALINCONICO PATERSON PRESS CHRIS MONROE/SPECIAL TO THE RECORD Exterior of the new HARP Academy on Colt Street in Paterson. PATERSON – Some local officials are questioning whether the downtown office […]
Read more...Should Buildings Still be Built with Fire Escapes
Should Buildings Still be Built with Fire Escapes? Outdoor fire escape systems have been a familiar escape device for those living in high rise buildings for many years, but are they becoming obsolete? Buildings all over the world are beginning to lose their fire escapes and instead, are being built with internal fireproof staircases. This is due to […]
Read more...occupants forced to use a ladder to exit from the second story
Faulty Extension Cord Sparks Early Morning House Fire Ryan Burns / Monday, July 13 @ 7:46 a.m. / Fire! Humboldt Bay Fire press release: At 0430 AM on 7-13-15, Humboldt Bay Fire Engines 8113, 8112, 8115, Truck 8181, Battalion 8104 and Chief 8101 responded to a structure fire at 3539 J Street. The occupants of the residence had […]
Read more...Third Victim Of Louisville Apartment Fire Dies
A third victim of a suspicious apartment fire in Louisville has died. Officials say John Bullock died from injuries sustained in the fire on July 2. Firefighters rescued Bullock from a back apartment. Two women also died in the fire that burned through an old home converted into apartments in Old Louisville. Investigators say there is […]
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