The Fire Safe South Carolina (Fire Safe SC) program highlights departments that go beyond emergency response by engaging in public education, community risk reduction, and data-driven outreach. To ...

We implemented them over eight years, and now Stephen Court is a fire safe building," said Guha Niyogi, also a resident of the building. The fifth and sixth floors were rebuilt, conforming to fire ...

Four Cherokee County fire departments have been designated a Fire Safe community. Buffalo-Cherokee Volunteer Fire Department, Cherokee Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Gaffney Fire Department and ...

All 12 of Abbeville County’s volunteer fire departments have received Fire Safe South Carolina designation. “Everybody knows Abbeville’s good at football,” said J.T. Bass, Abbeville County ...

Researchers have developed a novel copper oxide-based electrode material and successfully applied it to aqueous zinc-ion batteries, achieving a threefold improvement in durability. The findings are ...

The choice of materials is just one aspect of fire-safe construction. Home design also plays a role in mitigating risk. Rooflines, overhangs, and vents should be designed to minimize the ...