Occupant Load Determines Fire Code Application – Occupant load calculations help identify which fire alarm and safety regulations apply. Mixed-Use Buildings Must Consider Combined Loads – When ...

In April, we addressed establishing collapse zones at building fires. The loss of situational awareness, coupled with failing to recognize subtle or obvious pre-collapse building indicators and gaps ...

(KUTV) While eating out or shopping at your favorite store, have you ever noticed those signs on the wall that give a maximum occupancy number?A 2News viewer named Mark noticed. Specifically, Mark ...

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to thousands of empty buildings as offices, malls and other commercial spaces have shut down. Even as some facilities, including malls, begin to reopen, they are ...

Fatal collapse of the stage at the Indiana State Fair in 2011 ignited interest in the safety of public-occupancy outdoor-event structures, which in many cases are not engineered to resist ...

A reader who was upgrading a fire alarm system in an old country church recently emailed in and asked me if he always had to install audible notification appliances so that they provide 15 dB above ...

While these complexes are being built across the county, firefighters need to know the hazards associated with their features, including flex-space, construction features and fire protection ...

In response to the escalating frequency and intensity of windstorms across the United States, the installation of storm shelters on educational campuses emerges as a critical component of ensuring ...