Fire Safety & Prevention

‘They wanted to be putting that fire out’: Pasco homeowner says broken hydrant led to delays in fighting blaze (FL)

A Pasco County man believes a fire hydrant that wasn’t working led to delays in fighting the fire that damaged…

1 year ago

Rebuilding the 80027: Rock Creek HOA debates fire-resistant fencing (CO)

As the Marshall fire whipped through Superior’s Rock Creek Ranch subdivision, one firefighter clocked the amount of time it took…

1 year ago

2023 Update to Illinois Smoke Detector Act: What Do Illinois Community Associations Need to Know?

In August of 2017, the Illinois Smoke Detector Act (“Act”) was amended to include additional requirements for smoke detectors in…

1 year ago

Philly condo, apartment residents protest a bill to add sprinklers to old buildings (PA)

Philadelphia Councilmember Mark Squilla found himself besieged Thursday by high-rise condo and apartment dwellers angered by a bill he introduced…

1 year ago

Fire Extinguisher Inspections

Portable fire extinguishers are often times our first line of defense against small fires and chances are you aren’t too…

1 year ago

Residents at Somers condo, site of fatal 2022 fire, said broken hydrant is in urgent need of repairs (NY)

Residents in the Heritage Hills Condos in Somers are furious over a fire hydrant that has been out of service…

1 year ago

How far will you go to reduce your wildfire risk?

No one wants to lose their home in a wildfire. But what pushes people to act beforehand to protect their…

1 year ago

Condo Column: Up in a puff of smoke (NH)

Likely the most overlooked portion of preventive maintenance in a condominium association is the inspection and cleaning of flues and…

1 year ago

Twin blazes at Arapahoe County condos highlight danger of lack of fire-suppression sprinklers (CO)

Donna Reis and Jon Wilkerson are among the hundreds of people displaced recently by two separate fires at an Arapahoe…

1 year ago

Condo Column: The hidden danger (NH)

A recent item came to my attention that I thought I might share with you. E-bikes and escooters are becoming…

1 year ago