Mesa Fire mourning death of longtime fire engineer

Mesa Fire and Medical Department announced the death of Engineer Paul Shupe on Monday. Shupe, 58, had a distinguished career ...

University of Alabama expands Safe State program with Forte Building dedication

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ( WBRC) - A new building dedicated by University of Alabama officials is focused on workplace safety, ...

A new way to lower fire deaths? Build new homes

A new report out Tuesday found that building more, modern apartments could help reduce the number of people killed in fires across the country.

Fire safety concerns can block apartment construction. Study says it shouldn’t

The answer was no. “Modern apartments are much safer than other housing types, even though they are the type of housing most likely to be blocked by fire safety concerns,” Horowitz said during a ...