Planning Your Fire Escape Route in Advance President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the first National Fire Prevention Week in 1925. The National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA)…
Category: Fire and Steel Buildings
Understanding Fire-Related Building Terms If you’ve followed this blog very long, you have doubtless read about the fire-resistant qualities of pre-engineered metal buildings. But what…
Why Housing Wood in Wood is Not Good Look around town and you will see most home improvement centers and lumberyards choose steel buildings to…
The Shocking Truth About Metal Buildings in Thunderstorms Contrary to urban myth, steel buildings resist lightning, not attract it. The height of a structure, not…
Tips for a Safer Holiday this Year Festive celebrations end in tragedy when holiday fires erupt. Following a few simple, sensible precautions can keep your…
Three Reasons Mainers Build Metal Buildings Pre-engineered steel buildings in Maine make perfect sense to the down-to-earth, practical Yankee logic of Down Easters. Steel buildings…
When Wood, Wind, and Weather Created the Perfect Firestorm The conflagration now known as the Peshtigo Fire claimed more lives than any other blaze in…
How to Protect Your Family and Business by Preventing a Fire We need to know not only what to do in the event of a…
Steel Building Fire Safety: Every Second Counts Every day, building fires destroy valuable property and even lead to casualties. According to the National Fire Protection…
Facing the Heartbreaking Facts about Building Fires in the U.S. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), structural fires accounted for 38% of all…