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U.S. Chemical Safety Board Root-Cause Investigation of West Explosion Continues
As other agencies wrapped up their on-site investigations into the ammonium nitrate explosion at West Fertilizer in W...
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FEMA Supports 33rd Annual Building Safety Month
This May, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is supporting the 33rd annual Building Safety Month to ...
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Code Officials Keep You Safe Where You Live, Work and Play
To recognize the important work code officials are charged with, week two of the International Code Council’s Buildin...
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Bangladesh Fire Kills Eight as Collapse Toll Reaches 950
A fire at a sweater manufacturer killed eight people -- including a senior police officer, a Bangladeshi politician a...
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IAFC and IBHS Urge Congress to Enact Federal Building Code Measure
The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) joined the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IB...
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Fire Prevention: Senseless Tragedies Will Continue Unless Firefighters Act
How many times do we have to watch as our citizens die needlessly in night clubs and other public assemblies? Jim Tid...
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Chief's Corner: Reflecting on the 40th Anniversary of America Burning
The critical report America Burning provided a pathway for a federal role in overcoming the American indifference to ...
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CFSI, BuildStrong Coalition to Host Forum on Need for Strong Building Codes
On Thursday, May 9, 2013, the Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) and the BuildStrong Coalition will be host...
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ASTM International Standards in Building Codes Available in DVD and Online
The compilation of ASTM Standards in Building Codes is now available in DVD and online.
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Mowers Help Fight Forest Fires
Kut Kwick, a Brunswick manufacturer of heavy mowers and other machinery, has produced a specialized land clearing mac...
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Port Authority Agrees to Stand-Alone Fire Departments at NY and NJ Airports
The agency that oversees airports in the New York Metropolitan area has agreed to pay $3.5M in fines and the creation...
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The Center for Campus Fire Safety: Boston University Student Dies in Off-Campus FireIn the early morning of Sunday April 28, 2013, a fire broke out in a quiet Allston neighborhood. This fire would claim the life of one Boston University student and would injure two other students and six firefighters |
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FDNY IMT: Putting the Plan in ActionOn October 29, 2012, New York City (NYC), Long Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey were struck by superstorm Sandy with catastrophic results. |
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Construction Concerns: Construction Types and Fire BehaviorGreg Havel reviews fire behavior preplanning for the various construction types and describes a tactical approach for firefighters operating in buildings about which they have little preincident intelligence. |
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U.S. Chemical Safety Board Root-Cause Investigation of West Explosion ContinuesAs other agencies wrapped up their on-site investigations into the ammonium nitrate explosion at West Fertilizer in West, Texas, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) announced its work to examine all aspects of the tragedy will continue in the town of West, at the Western Regional Office in Denver, and at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, DC. |
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No Working Smoke Detectors in Deadly IL FireTwo people were found dead early Friday morning after a fire in a dwelling in Chicago Heights, Illinois. The fire department indicated that the home did not have working smoke detectors. |
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Syracuse Firefighters Could Not Get Enough Water at Fatal Fire
May 20, 2013
Syracuse (NY) fire union president Lonnie Johnson said a fatal fire early Sunday couldn't get enough water, said Syra...
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