Today’s evolving fireground demands a greater understanding of buildings, occupancy risk profiling (ORP) and building anatomy by all companies operating on the fireground. The identification, ...

The American Wood Council (AWC) and WoodWorks released a public beta version of an updated app that calculates maximum allowable heights and areas for buildings of various occupancy classifications ...

Currently our department does not have any formal operating guidelines for fires involving lightweight wood-frame mixed occupancies either completed or under construction. We have been fortunate not ...

Be it for limiting occupant capacity, better-distributing people across a facility, or deciding which parts of a building or portfolio to let go of, occupancy analytics is fast becoming the essential ...

Fire Marshal Stanley Jared Ward recently gave an interview, answering questions about building codes for local businesses.