Fire protection works best when it is built into the process rather than added after the fact”— Christopher Echeverria ...

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 ...

Through proper training, coordination, and meticulous attention to detail, installation expertise prevents the mistakes that compromise safety. In fire protection, precision is not optional. It is ...

The built-environments that form and shape our respective response districts and communities pose unique challenges to the day-to-day responses of fire departments and in their subsequent operations ...

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is conducting a public comment period on the update to ASCE/SEI 29-XX Standard Calculation Methods for Structural Fire Protection. The calculation ...

Using PBSFD, engineers can predict the behavior of a frame in fire, such as vertical displacement of floor beams over time. Graphic courtesy of SEI/ASCE, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (2019) and SAFIR ...

As building codes evolve and fire risks grow more complex, rigorous testing and third-party certification of passive fire ...

The process for selecting a structural firefighting glove isn’t as simple as it might seem. Most considerations involve adhering to NFPA 1971: Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon State Fire Marshal's Office has mobilized four more structural-protection task forces to support the three task forces sent Friday to a wildfire that has more than ...

PITTSBURGH, June 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, announced today a strategic investment in Infinity MEP+S ...

Throughout my travels, and speaking to many of my brother and sister firefighters, one of the most common complaints I hear is about the NFPA 1971 certified firefighting glove: They don’t provide the ...