Fire Safety & Prevention

Supervisors, community members raise issues with new fire hazard severity zone map (CA)

Bill Groody, president of the Buckingham Homeowners Association and a board member of the Konocti Fire Safe Council, pointed out…

1 year ago

Sound the Alarm: New Illinois Law Requires 10-Year Battery Smoke Alarms to Be Installed in Homes

In 2017, the Illinois General Assembly passed Public Act 100-0200 to update the Illinois Smoke Detector Act. Public Act 100-0200…

1 year ago

Fire safety and communication latest topic at meeting of Key Biscayne Condominium Presidents Council (FL)

The Key Biscayne Condominium Presidents Council (KBCPC) members meet regularly to discuss topics affecting the island’s condominiums. Topics addressed include…

1 year ago

Increase the Defensibility of Your Home with These Crucial Fire Safety Products (CO)

There is no way around it — Boulder County is wildfire territory. Although we can neither predict nor control Mother…

1 year ago

Colorado’s wildfire risk is so high some homeowners can’t get insured. The state may create last-resort coverage.

Some Colorado homeowners are telling state regulators and lawmakers that they can’t secure coverage for their homes because of rising…

1 year ago

‘Tis the Season…for Fire Prevention

During the winter months, the rate and risk of residential fires increases. Your condo or HOA is not immune to…

1 year ago

Reducing Wildfire Risk: Bella Vista community works to prevent future fires (CA)

Members of the Shasta County Fire Safe council teamed up with the Dusty Oaks Firewise community group on Thursday to…

1 year ago

Fire Sprinkler Retrofits Gain Traction As Building Owners Eye Rising Insurance Costs (HI)

Amid a terse political debate about fire safety in Honolulu, managers in at at least 10 older high-rise buildings in…

1 year ago

Colorado wildfires are making it harder to insure homes. Could a publicly funded plan stave off an insurance crisis?

In the Pine Brook Hills subdivision north of Boulder, homeowners started reporting increasing insurance premiums about two years ago. Families…

1 year ago

Co-op and Condo Boards Begin Tackling Fire Risk From E-Bikes (NY)

Steven Sladkus was eating lunch outdoors at a restaurant on East 52nd Street a few weekends ago when he noticed…

1 year ago