Mexico experiences more than 95,000 urban and non-urban fires annually. These fires are responsible for 31 percent of national disasters and nearly 27 percent of disaster-related deaths, according to data from…
Fire, Wildland-Urban Interface
Mexico City Hosts Key Fire Safety Training and Collaboration Event with the Code Council, AMRACI and CONAPCI
Last year an official collaboration agreement was signed between the three organizations, marking Mexico’s formal alignment with the Code Council and its I-Codes and standards.
UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute Recommends IWUIC Adoption Following Lahaina Fire
Following the Lahaina Fire in Maui, UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute recommends adoption of the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code.
Recognizing how modern building codes save lives and protect property from fire, earlier this year UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI) released a report recommending the adoption of the International…
FEMA Highlights the Life and Property Savings of Building Codes
There is still work to be done in the effort to protect people and property from fire. But a pilot study from FEMA and the U.S. Fire Administration shows that one notable change has made a significant difference: the adoption and implementation of building codes.
According to Headwaters Economics, more than 100,000 structures have been destroyed by wildfires since 2005, resulting in an untold number of fatalities, evacuations and industries. While fire death rates have…
