Three Strategies to Minimize Loss from Industrial Oven and Dryer Fires
Last month, fire broke out in a production oven processing a rubber product at…
Fire Hazards and Fire Code Pitfalls When Increasing Your Occupancy Load
As an architect, you want to design a building that meets the owner’s needs and…
Florida Propane Explosion Likely Caused by Equipment Failure and Human Error
The Florida State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the massive…
Five Lessons Learned from Combustible Dust Flash Fire Fatality
State officials are investigating a recent combustible dust flash fire that…
How We Prepped New Fire Protection Engineers for the 2013 NFPA Conference & Expo - Industry Conferences Are a Training Opportunity
I was a junior studying fire protection engineering at Worcester Polytechnic…
Massive Fire at Boston Warehouse Causes $1 Million in Damages
Earlier this month, Boston firefighters were called to a three-story warehouse…
Do Your Building Renovation Projects Require Creative Fire Code Solutions?
A recent project triggered a number of problem areas and required we employ our…
Is Egress Analysis Impacted during Your Incremental Build Projects?
Travel distance and means of egress have become increasingly popular concerns.…
Investigators: Fire Sprinklers Failed to Operate in Industrial Fire
Last month, a large industrial fire at Nationwide OTR Recyclers in Indiana…
Combustible Dust Grain Silo Explosion Kills One in Indiana
Last week, an explosion inside a grain silo killed one employee, another tragic…
Chemical Explosion Rocks Upper Mount Bethel in Pennsylvania
Last week, an explosion and subsequent chemical fire rocked the township of…
Explosion at Iowa Plant Injures Three and Causes Millions in Damages
Last week, an early morning explosion at the Norplex Laminates manufacturing…
Alabama Plant Employees Injured in Welding Accident
Last week, an explosion at UTC Aerospace Systems injured two employees in…
Fire Code Requirements for Rack Storage and Atriums
Did the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) over your project recently reject…