Fire protection works best when it is built into the process rather than added after the fact”— Christopher Echeverria ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The city of Los Angeles repeatedly approved development in fire-prone areas in violation of state standards for ...

Changes could be coming to longstanding Massachusetts building codes that advocates say would make it much easier to build ...

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, on Saturday, March 25, 1911, was one of the deadliest fires in U.S. history. The fire resulted in the deaths of ...

Marin residents can keep using wood treated with fire retardant in new construction under an action taken by county ...

Gov. Maura Healey says towns resisting compliance with the controversial MBTA zoning law won’t be blocked from fire safety ...

As New York State and LIPA push ahead with plans for large battery-energy storage facilities, pockets of resistance continue to emerge on Long Island, even after the recent adoption of new fire safety ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A single-family home under construction on Sandal Lane in Los Angeles. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times) The city of Los Angeles ...

The city of Los Angeles repeatedly ignored state wildfire safety regulations as it permitted new development in areas with severe fire hazards, a lawsuit filed Dec. 23 in L.A. County Superior Court ...