Historically, codes have been strengthened based on the past failures, and many lives were lost to get us up to the levels of safety that we have today. Although avoiding failures might not be truly and completely possible, prudence dictates taking appropriate measures through strengthening the fire and life safety requirements in our codes to reduce such adverse impacts.

There are several things to consider not readily covered in NFPA 13D and 13R: water supply, backflow prevention, alarms/accessories and fire department connections.

Once again, PM Engineer presents its exclusive, annual Fire Protection & Design Special Section.

Contractor profitably retrofits five schools in record time with flexible fire sprinkler connections instead of traditional hard pipe.

The use of hydrant flow testing data to design automatic sprinkler systems has gotten easier thanks to new computer modeling software.

Viega North America, Fenwal Protection Systems and United Fire Protection combined new technologies in fire detection to protect a national treasure.

The use of firestopping materials to protect through penetrations and to meet health and insurance/liability issues is examined.

Advanced security and fire safety systems are recognized to be more important than ever before, especially in public buildings like the new Ritz-Carlton & Residences at Battery Park.

Here's how Gastite flexible gas piping was used to ignite a bronze, flame-spewing statue at the entrance to Doak Campbell Stadium on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL.