Changes could be coming to longstanding Massachusetts building codes that advocates say would make it much easier to build ...

This guest essay reflects the views of Paul Rogers, cofounder of Energy Safety Response Group and former battery subject-matter expert for the FDNY. Every day in America, nearly 3,800 fires break out ...

Fire protection works best when it is built into the process rather than added after the fact”— Christopher Echeverria ...

On January 1, history repeated itself when a fire erupted at the Le Constellation nightclub in Switzerland, claiming 40 lives — more than half of them under the age of 18 — and injuring over 100 ...

A Chase Bank branch on Sunset Boulevard burning on January 8. Image © CAL FIRE_Official via Wikipedia under Public Domain License It has been nearly three weeks ...

Residents’ concerns about whether their affordable housing complex in Southeast Portland meets fire-safety codes led to a city investigation that found that the development was approved shortly before ...

Six former New York City fire safety officials and experts have issued a joint declaration affirming the safety of battery energy storage systems under New York state’s newly updated regulations, ...

Two fatal fires in the state within a week — which left a total of five people dead, including two children — have brought the number of people who died in a fire in Connecticut so far this year to ...

Despite the new fire safety codes, there are some Long Islanders who remain opposed to building the facilities. Newsday energy reporter Mark Harrington has more. Credit: Newsday Studios Stay logged in ...