The state of Wisconsin has adopted the most recent edition of NFPA 1, Uniform Fire Code™. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) code became effective on March 1, 2008. “Today, perhaps more ...

QUINCY, MASS. — The National Fire Protection Association upped the ante in the competition for national building code dominance July 19 when it released its first building code. NFPA’s Standards ...

This story is part of Loved and Lost, a statewide media collaboration working to celebrate the life of every New Jersey resident who died of COVID-19. To learn more and submit a loved one's name to be ...

The last article showed how catastrophic fire events have led to the development of fire code requirements throughout history. In-depth studies of those significant events led to specific requirements ...

The three municipalities of the Holmen Area Fire District Association have begun a process to be on the same page regarding building and fire codes. At its Nov. 17 meeting, the representatives on the ...

The lack of a uniform fire code for unincorporated areas was a major contributor to the size and intensity of Tuesday's blaze that consumed or damaged dozens of units at the Copperwood Apartments and ...

A bill authored by state Sen. Terry Moulton and supported by state Rep. Kathy Bernier to set a statewide uniform building code for commercial buildings is drawing concern from the fire inspector in ...

SUMMIT COUNTY – The county commissioners’ meeting room heated up on Monday as commissioners and a fire marshal debated a proposed code requiring all existing ...

A representative with the state fire marshal's Fire and Safety Inspection Services Division said it sounds like Tomball Fire Marshal Gene Whitenack is probably handling the enforcement of a fire code ...