The local adopted fire and building codes specify when sprinkler systems need to be installed. These codes do not specify the system design, type, or limitations. Most model codes send the user to ...

As Wyoming faces another tinderbox fire season, high-tech home fire systems are starting to catch on across the West. One of ...

Responding to an activated fire alarm is a daily occurrence for most fire departments. Many times the fire alarm is a false alarm, but what happens to our responses when then alarm is based on a ...

The most effective means of combating a fire in a residential occupancy is a properly designed, installed, and maintained fire sprinkler system. These systems use automatic fire sprinklers that ...

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 ...

The saying “Location, location, location!” takes on a whole new meaning when it comes to home safety. Eight Washington state municipalities now require that builders equip all new single-family and ...

Kord Fire Protection, a full service fire protection company serving Los Angeles County and Southern California, is calling attention to the importance of routine fire sprinkler inspections as ...

Behind them, a kitchen fire breaks out, and the sprinkler system sprays water all over them, like they’re kissing in the rain. But that's not the way fire-sprinkler systems work. Dr. Patrick Smith, an ...