I would be willing to bet that anyone that works in jurisdictions that have adopted the 2009, 2012, or 2015 edition of NFPA’s Life Safety CodeĀ® are starting to become more aware of the annual requirement to inspect and maintain fire doors. Likely, your Fire Marshal or other Authority Having Jurisdiction has started to hone […]
According to the newly released report by NFPA, “Fire Loss in the United States in 2019”, there were 120,000 non-residential fires in 2019. Think about that for a second. 120,000. On average, a fire department responded to a fire somewhere in the United States every 24 seconds in 2019. Every 32 minutes, a civilian suffered […]
Passive fire protection is a key component of effective fire protection in modern commercial facilities and healthcare occupancies. The use of fire-rated floors and firewalls to form compartments that contain fire is crucial as it allows occupants to egress safely, among other things. These requirements are well defined in both the International Building CodeĀ® and […]
