National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) engineers recently released a two-disk DVD set that demonstrates how Positive Pressure Ventilation (PPV), a technique in which powerful fans force ...

Objective The aim of this whitepaper is to illustrate the safety risks that face occupants of high-rise buildings. Through an examination of the vulnerabilities of high-rise buildings, the ...

Fire investigators in Maryland continue to look for the cause of a Saturday morning three-alarm fire in a Silver Spring high-rise apartment building that killed one woman, injured approximately 20, ...

Even today, there is ongoing debate among builders, safety experts and first responders about whether New York City is doing enough to reduce the risks of high-rise fire catastrophes—all as a new ...

A Maryland fire safety measure inspired by the 2023 death of a young woman in a Silver Spring apartment building has been ...