At first glance, having fire-resistive or fire-protective doors in your home seems like a no-brainer. However, the discussion of fire-rated doors quickly descends into a tangle of international ...

Types of Residential Fire Extinguishers. Extinguishers are defined by classes, which describe what type of fire they can subdue say, an electrical fire versus a flaming curtain. S ...

“They woke up to a lot of flashing lights,” she shared. “The fire department, the police department… it was a fire in the house next door and I was astonished because I love the house its a beautiful ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Chesapeake firefighters responded to a call about a residential fire just after 10 a.m. this morning in the Deep Creek section of the city. The resident of the home in the 3000 ...

I wanted to create a system to close internal doors to cut oxygen to a fire source," said an inventor, from Dalton Gardens, Idaho, "so I invented the SELF CLOSING RESIDENTIAL FIRE HINGE.

Five people are displaced following a residential structure fire in Moline. At 4:09 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25, the Moline Fire Department responded to a two-story medium sized structure in the ...

Article 760 covers the installation of wiring and equipment for fire alarm systems. Residential smoke alarm systems, ...

Fire doors should be kept shut when not in use Residents or their guests should not tamper with self-closing devices Residents should report any fault or damage immediately to the Responsible Person ...

All residents must evacuate when a fire alarm sounds. Failure to evacuate during fire alarms will result in disciplinary action. It is against State of Michigan law to use fire equipment for a purpose ...

A fire broke out in a residential area in Sta. Ana, Manila on Tuesday morning. The affected area is on Onyx Street near Sagrada Familia in Barangay 775. The first alarm was raised by the Bureau of ...

The fire service has issued a warning about using fire doors correctly. Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (DWFRS) ar remining residents that they should not prop open fire doors - as ...