SCRANTON – City and other officials celebrated an achievement Wednesday that puts Scranton in rare company when it comes to public fire protection and could prompt lower insurance premiums for ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — City and county officials gathered inside the Scranton Fire headquarters on Mulberry Street to announce the city's new Public Protection Classification (PPC) program. An independent ...

NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) – The Norman Fire Department achieved Class 1 Public Protection Classification, the highest such classification from the Insurance Services Office (ISO). ISO, an independent ...

Because a Type IV building is more robust and thus more fire resistive — strategically — than a leaner Type III building, they are listed out of order numerically. The August 2009 installment ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has updated its classification of areas that are more at risk of being affected by wildfires. The new fire hazard severity zone map shows ...

. ED:IE THANK. NOW TO OUR COVERAGE OF THE CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES. A LOOK BACK AT THE EFFORT TO FIGHT THE CALDOR FIRE IN EL DORADO COUNTY. REFI CRE FWSROM ACROSS THE STATE CAME TO FIGHT THE FIRE. BUT ...

Insufficiently regulated in much of the world, the fire resistance of glass is an important issue that is often poorly resolved, endangering people's lives. What characteristics must a glass have to ...

A fire extinguisher can be a critical tool in the event of a fire in your home, but not all Americans have easy access to one. According to a 2020 survey by the insurance agency The Zebra, only about ...