CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - Almost 100 people die every year in South Carolina house fires, but a new mandate could require sprinkler systems in all new construction starting in 2011. When the state's ...

A fire sprinkler system is an incredibly effective fire suppression system, but there are other methods available for homeowners to put out a small fire. Using a fire extinguisher or fire blanket can ...

Summit County normally updates its building and fire codes every six years, and the local fire departments are recommending ...

Changes in the state building code this year might lead Rochester to weaken its requirements for fire-fighting sprinkler systems in businesses. City council members, meeting Monday afternoon to ...

The city of Prior Lake’s attempt to spur economic development now includes repealing a fire ordinance that required sprinkler systems in new commercial buildings or existing business that expand.

View Partners in Progress: From Homes to High Rises via Firehouse’s proprietary digital platform Clarity. Retrofitting a new automatic sprinkler system into an existing building increases the fire ...

The city of Prior Lake’s attempt to spur economic development now includes repealing a fire ordinance that required sprinkler systems in new commercial buildings or existing business that expand.

A Cape Girardeau television station would have to install a costly sprinkler system in its 13-story structure within the next 10 years to meet the city's building code, fire chief Rick Ennis said ...

ATLANTA — The Georgia State Fire Marshal tells Channel 2 Action News that a report detailing fire protection system problems at the GSU Stadium is not as concerning as it may look, and people are only ...

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WBAY) - A building code on the books, idle for years, will be enforced once again. Those in the fire service believe doing so will be a lifesaver. “In my career, I’ve never been to ...

Fire officials told 12 News the building was built in 1972, before the Massachusetts state building code came into effect, which requires apartment buildings of this size to have a sprinkler system.

The Georgia State Fire Marshal tells Channel 2 Action News that a report detailing fire protection system problems at the GSU Stadium is not as concerning as it may look, and people are only allowed ...