Perhaps the most challenging aspect of designing a new fire station is determining the style of the facility’s exterior. For many fire departments, there are no restrictions or local government ...

The Portland Fire unveil "The Fire Pit," a new home court design at the Moda Center featuring a unique basket weave pattern ...

A fire station is more than a house with a big garage — as anyone who has experienced the travails of funding, designing and constructing a new one (or remodeling an old one) can attest. Over the ...

Performance-based structural fire design of steel frames can eliminate fire protection on up to half of a building’s floor beams, according to a two-year study of PBSFD. Still, structural engineers ...

More than 97,000 U.S. structures have been destroyed since 2005 by wildfires such as the currently raging California Mosquito Fire, and tens of billions of dollars are invested every year in fire ...

You can transform outdoor spaces into cozy retreats with well-designed fire pits. You’ll feel the comforting heat, enjoy the relaxed vibe, and see friends naturally come together here. When you choose ...

The home fire extinguisher has gotten a makeover. For entrepreneur Rodolphe Gimenez, moving into a new home sparked an idea for decorative fire extinguishers that would provide safety without ...

Fire season is almost over, and so far San Diego has been very lucky with no major wildfires, but it’s not to soon to begin thinking about firescaping your home for the long term. Firescaping ...

Defending against fire is an essential part of safer school design. It is also a code requirement in many commercial occupancies—from retail and multifamily buildings to offices and warehouses—and for ...