(WHTM) — No one ever wants to be caught in a building fire, regardless if it’s a house fire or a fire in a commercial setting. Fire sprinklers are common throughout many commercial buildings and in ...

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 ...

A deadly blaze that left five people dead on Mother's Day has prompted a debate over requiring automatic sprinklers in apartment buildings in Milwaukee. Highland Court Apartments, the site of the fire ...

Maintaining healthy fire protection systems is not always top of mind for building owners or their designated facility managers – that is, until their system fails, costing them precious time, money ...

See how an automatic sprinkler system douses a fire in seconds Dan Olson, business manager for Sprinkler Fitters Local 183 in Milwaukee, demonstrates how sprinkler systems work to suppress fires in ...

If you’re building a new home, you will likely spend thousands of dollars in upgrades designed to make your home more beautiful. Carpet, cabinet and lighting upgrades can easily drive up the total ...

The provisions and requirements for fire sprinkler systems within buildings have been mandated within codes and standards since the late 1800s. The inclusion of these systems fit within our core ...

On August 22, a fire broke out in a Bellevue apartment that completely destroyed 21 units and displaced residents from more than four dozen units in the complex. It took 88 medical, support and fire ...

Anybody who doubts how fast a fire can spread would have gotten a firsthand taste of how dangerous a blaze can be Tuesday at the Onalaska Fire Department. In a dramatic demonstration of a fire’s ...

Two in five American K-12 schools do not have working fire sprinklers, according to recently published survey findings. Between Sept. 27 and Oct. 13, 2023, the EdWeek Research Center asked a ...

THE CRITICAL QUESTIONS BEING ASKED RIGHT NOW. KAREN. AND ACCORDING TO PROPERTY RECORDS AND THE FALL RIVER FIRE CHIEF, THE BUILDING HAD SPRINKLERS. BUT EXPERTS WANT TO KNOW WHY THEY DIDN’T CONTROL THE ...