Most Back Tougher Building Codes, Restrictions in CA Wildfire Zones, Poll Finds
Overwhelming majorities of Los Angeles County voters support strengthening building codes and imposing greater restrictions on home construction.
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Building Construction
Know your enemy, said Sun Tzu, and in the case of firefighting, the firefighter’s enemy is the building, as Frank Brannigan noted. Knowledge of building construction is crucial for fireground success. Learn more about reading a building and size-up, occupancy types, structural hierarchy, different eras in building, and other topics that impact firefighting.
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Commercial Buildings: A View from the C Side
If you want to know the true state of Type III commercial buildings in your city's downtown, check the C side.
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Main Street Memo: Firefighting in ‘Dollar Stores’
Joe Pronesti, Chris Tobin, and Lex Shady look at the "dollar store," a staple of the American built environment, and the challenges and risks it…
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Building Construction Awareness Project: One Meridian Plaza Fire
The panel reviews the Philly high-rise fire that claimed the lives of Captain David P. Holcombe, Firefighter Phyllis McAllister, and Firefighter James A. Chappell.
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Snow Crushes Roofs at Oswego County (NY) Wire Plant, Church
The roof of a wire plant in Oswego County collapsed this morning, firefighters said.
Buildings That Front on Two Streets
Paul Dansbach and Glenn Corbett consider buildings that front on two streets, share basements, or might otherwise challenge firefighters.
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Could This Irvine (CA) Neighborhood Be the Blueprint for a More Fire-Resistant L.A.?
Four years before the Palisades and Eaton fires ravaged Los Angeles, Irvine braced for a fire of its own.
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MA Fire Department Orders Mall Closed Over Roof Load
The North Attleboro Fire Department responded to a significant water leak incident at the Emerald Square Mall on Friday.
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At Least Six Dead in South Korea Construction Site Fire
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A fire broke out at a resort construction site in the South Korean city of Busan on Friday, killing at…
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‘NYC Is Playing With Fire:’ Staten Island BP Blasts City for Allowing an Excessive Amount of Battery Energy Storage
Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella is calling out city officials for allowing a disproportionate amount of battery energy storage sites to be erected in the borough.
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After the Moss Landing Battery Fire, Should CA Limit Where Battery Storage Plants Can Be Built?
Across California, large battery storage plants are being planned and constructed in dozens of locations at a pace faster than anywhere else in the United…
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MD Advocates Push for More Regulation of Tubing Product Linked to LODD
The widow of Frederick County Battalion Chief Joshua Laird and Frederick County officials are continuing their push for stronger regulations on corrugated stainless steel tubing.
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Building Access: The Plaza Effect
Paul Dansbach and Glenn Corbett examine some of the firefighting concerns caused by changes in street access that can impact how firefighters operate at nearby…
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Lightweight Construction, Heavyweight Implications: An Introduction to Engineered Wood Products
Salvatore Ancona presents an overview of lightweight building construction and the challenges it presents to firefighters.
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