What we’re talking about today here is lowering the safety standard that’s in that approved code from where it started to ...

Residents’ concerns about whether their affordable housing complex in Southeast Portland meets fire-safety codes led to a city investigation that found that the development was approved shortly before ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Internal emails obtained by KOIN 6 News from the Portland Fire Bureau reveal a paper trail that appears to contradict what fire officials said about fire code violations at a ...

“My building already has two exits. I don’t understand why I must have a third.” Often when dealing with fire codes, people see them as something to dread or as another restrictive hassle that’s ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — First-time home ownership means the world to moms like Jasmine Stoner and Lacey Sutton. They’re in Cherry Blossom Townhomes, which was finished in 2023 by the Habitat for ...

An 11-story Dallas-owned office tower that housed some city permitting department workers but closed last week due to building concerns had fire code violations during at least three city inspections ...

Pender County commissioners approved an updated fire prevention code to manage rapid growth. The new ordinance gives the fire marshal's office stronger regulatory authority over future development.