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CAPE MAY — Owners of the city’s historic Victorian bed and breakfasts vented their frustrations Tuesday about state fire codes they say are inconsistent and unfair, and may be driving them out of ...

Cal Fire added at least 2.8 million Californians into its Fire Hazard Severity Zones. The zones, referenced in over 100 sections of code and regulation, are tied to home hardening, defensible space ...

The new fire marshal for Hawaii is looking forward to working with communities to implement best practices to prevent wildfires. Speaking at a news conference Thursday, Dori Booth said she wants to ...

Black Mountain Brewing owner John Richardson has now heard back from the North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal.In that ...

Portage's fire sprinkler code — put into place in 1998 — requires a sprinkler for buildings larger than 7,000 square feet for wood construction and 10,000 square feet for non-wood buildings. Any place ...

Cal Fire has released a long-awaited set of updated maps outlining the fire hazard severity zones in Marin County and elsewhere in the Bay Area. Marin fire officials say the maps, while mostly showing ...