As wildfires burn and severe weather threatens the Myrtle Beach, SC area, can homeowners protect their property with everyday yard equipment? We asked experts to find out.

For centuries, fire was one of the major fears for city-dwellers. Dense cities built largely of wood could—and did—burn. In ...

Students at West Haven Elementary were sent home Tuesday after someone set a paper towel dispenser on fire in a bathroom ...

A key regulator voted to move forward with construction rules that will require most new buildings to be powered by ...

A small fire broke out at West Haven Elementary School, prompting an evacuation of all students to a nearby church, according ...

Councilman Dennis Hancock said he wants details on how much it will cost to install fire sprinklers by the end of 2027 as required by Clayton fire code.

Long Island builders are pushing back on a measure requiring automatic systems for new single-family and two-family homes ...

Overhead sprinklers were activated ... of the court on the arena's east end and in the concourse. The Columbia Fire Department arrived at the scene shortly after it was extinguished, as did ...

State fire officials previously stated having sprinklers in every unit likely would have saved Melanie Diaz's life. "One of the things I heard from many people who lived here and who survived the ...

“It’s really the older homes that are the problem, so mandating fire sprinklers in new homes are not really going to solve the issue,” Florio said. Other Long Island builders also denounced ...

DALLAS - The freezing temperatures caused the Dallas NorthPark mall’s fire sprinkler system to go off while the mall was filled with shoppers. Dallas Fire-Rescue says it was called to the ...