There are many times where I’m asked about those strange-looking items that hang from ceilings in buildings we frequent. It is amazing to me that more people don’t know, but since I am in the fire ...

QUINCY, Mass.—Cloud ceilings—drop ceilings that don't extend all the way to perimeter walls—are increasingly popular in commercial and industrial buildings. But for fire protection, is a sprinkler ...

The saying “Location, location, location!” takes on a whole new meaning when it comes to home safety. Eight Washington state municipalities now require that builders equip all new single-family and ...

The state Legislature is considering mandating that all new single-family and two-family homes have a fire sprinkler system, a concept that has firefighters and home builders at odds. Supporters say ...

BRECKENRIDGE – Firefighters credit a ceiling sprinkler with saving a Breckenridge Terrace apartment building on Airport Road from fire Wednesday. An alarm alerted firefighters about 3 p.m., drawing ...

A large ventilation exhaust system in a Palmer Township recycling company pumped flames up to the ceiling and above the activated sprinkler system, allowing a blaze to spread rapidly, the township ...