Sacramento, California – On February 26, 2025, the State of California adopted the 2024 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code® (IWUIC®) as the basis for Title 24, Part 7, 2025 California ...

Harmonizing international standards After a spate of fire events in California in the early 2000s, the Office of the State Fire Marshal began to explore WUI fires in more detail. They wanted to ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin City Council on Thursday approved several amendments to city code that would change building requirements in the city. Those changes included some ways to make Austin more ...

Mt. Pleasant city commissioners are soon expected to set a public hearing to get input on potential fire code updates after a presentation Monday night. Fire Chief Doug Lobsinger explained to ...

Safe and Ethical use of Artificial Intelligence Statement in Support of Considering Enhanced Decontamination Methodologies of PPE Following Exposure to Lithium-Ion Battery Fires Statement in Support ...

Life safety dampers are an important part of fire and smoke protection in commercial buildings. Much like smoke detectors and fire sprinklers, they need to be periodically tested, per the ...