QUINCY, MASS. — The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recently issued a safety alert recommending that residential fire sprinkler systems containing antifreeze should be drained and the ...

On our front page this month Associate Editor Candace Roulo reports on the slow yet inexorable march toward universal adoption of residential fire sprinklers. Beginning Jan. 1, 2011, the International ...

Tyco Fire & Building Products, a division of Tyco International Ltd. and a world leader in fire protection technology, announced today it will offer training seminars in the installation, use and ...

The risk of residential fires typically increases in December and January due to heating equipment. This rise in fire incidents highlights ongoing concerns about residential safety in ...

Every few years there is a calamitous fire high in loss of life that pushes fire sprinkler systems into the public discussion. Recently it was the furniture store fire in Charleston, South Carolina ...

United States Fire Administrator Greg Cade had one thing on his mind during his opening comments to the 200 graduates of the National Fire Academy's Executive Fire Officer program at the National ...

If you're building a new home, you will likely spend thousands of dollars in upgrades designed to make your home more beautiful. Carpet, cabinet and lighting upgrades can easily drive up the total ...

Low-income homeowners would be disproportionately impacted by the system maintenance, service costs and annual inspection fees associated with sprinklers This proposed new code requirement is under ...

Whether building or buying a newly constructed home, making it safe and secure for the inhabitants should be a priority. Today’s homeowners often ask for alarm systems, carbon monoxide detectors, ...