Fires in balloon-frame construction present the engine company officer with various challenges. In addition to securing a water supply, stretching a line and extinguishing the main body of the fire, ...

In the last two articles we looked at concrete and steel, two of the basic building blocks of commercial construction. This month we will discuss wood and how it is used in commercial construction. As ...

On May 18, 2023, a five-alarm fire broke out at a construction site in SouthPark. Two men died as a result of the blaze. As investigators work to uncover the cause of last week’s deadly construction ...