Construction regulations have evolved through a rigorous process guided by professional expertise. But safety and housing affordability shouldn’t be seen as competing goals.

The move comes amid a housing shortage that prompted state lawmakers to return for a special session to pass housing legislation just three months ago.

The Big Cypress National Preserve fire in the Florida Everglades near Alligator Alley raged on uncontained, Friday, Feb. 27.

Apartments buildings built after 2006 are required to have sprinkler systems and fire extinguishers, according to state law. About 70 residents were displaced and six people were treated for injuries, ...

November 5, 2025 (Sacramento) - Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) announced today that fire departments across the state are beginning the transition to the National Emergency Response ...

On Feb. 20, 2003, a fire ripped through The Station in West Warwick, Rhode Island, leaving 100 people dead and more than 200 people injured.

The city of Vancouver may alter its building codes so developers could cut the cost of constructing smaller apartments.

A Detroit neighborhood was among three sites recently added in Michigan to the National Register of Historic Places, the National Park Service announced. The National Register of Historic Places ...

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - New Rivers Ministries has stopped allowing homeless people to stay overnight after the city determined the building does not meet fire safety requirements. Pastor Lisa ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This season's ongoing mystery on When Calls the Heart is who started the wildfires that destroyed Goldie National Park and Benson ...

The blaze was brought under control promptly and did not affect public safety. It was not a sign that New York’s energy storage safeguards are insufficient. A battery energy storage system burns in ...

On January 1, history repeated itself when a fire erupted at the Le Constellation nightclub in Switzerland, claiming 40 lives — more than half of them under the age of 18 — and injuring over 100 ...