The EF5 tornado with 200 mph winds that caused death and destruction in Oklahoma serves as a stark reminder that storm shelters, also called safe rooms, save lives. After almost every tornado in recent years, there have been dramatic examples of survivors who lived through killer storms because the home or other building they were in had a safe room.

As 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.

This May, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is supporting the 33^rd annual Building Safety Month to promote the importance of high building standards, protecting the environment, and saving energy.

To recognize the important work code officials are charged with, week two of the International Code Council’s Building Safety Month 2013 campaign, May 13-19, focuses on disaster safety and mitigation.

A fire at a sweater manufacturer killed eight people -- including a senior police officer, a Bangladeshi politician and a top clothing industry official -- barely two weeks after the collapse of a building housing other garment factories where the death toll has reached 950.

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) joined the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) in calling upon the House of Representatives and the Senate today to enact the Safe Building Code Incentive Act (SBCIA), which provides financial incentives for states to adopt and enforce strong building codes.

How many times do we have to watch as our citizens die needlessly in night clubs and other public assemblies? Jim Tidwell reflects on the importance of fire prevention and provides a checklist for inspecting these occupancies.

The critical report America Burning provided a pathway for a federal role in overcoming the American indifference to fire protection and prevention, U.S. Fire Administrator Ernest Mitchell, Jr. writes.

On Thursday, May 9, 2013, the Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) and the BuildStrong Coalition will be hosting a forum on the need for strong building codes

The compilation of ASTM Standards in Building Codes is now available in DVD and online.

Kut Kwick, a Brunswick manufacturer of heavy mowers and other machinery, has produced a specialized land clearing machine that is an effective weapon in fighting or defending against wildfires.

The agency that oversees airports in the New York Metropolitan area has agreed to pay $3.5M in fines and the creation of a separate airport firefighting unit outside of police department control.

The city of Watertown and its firefighters' union could be headed toward legal action regarding fire inspections on commercial buildings

In a new firefighter training vignette from the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), students are tasked with describing the construction and operational requirements for indoor parking and servicing of liquefied petroleum-gas transport vehicles when the vehicles are under the control of their owner.

"Taming the Fire Environment" is looking for your code change proposals for the upcoming ICC Code Dallas Code Hearings (April 21-30).

Donations are urgently needed for volunteer firefighters whose homes and property were devastated by Super Storm Sandy, advises the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC).

Ohio communities that have tried self-inspection programs for fire inspections, have differing conclusions about their program's success.

Custom ambulance manufacturer, Braun Industries, is excited to announce they will be hosting an emergency vehicle scavenger hunt at the Fire Department Instructor's Conference 2013.

MX Fire Solutions, a California-based fire protection contractor providing tailored solutions for various vertical markets, has been renamed to Minimax Fire Solutions, Inc. The name change emphasizes the company's membership in the international Minimax Group, a global supplier of complete fire protection solutions headquartered in Bad Oldesloe, Germany.

The fire chief of the city of Los Angeles told the fire commission that some key overhaul measures are being delayed.