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SMOKE & ASH A large apartment complex under construction in Waltham, Massachusetts, was destroyed by a July fire that caused an
estimated $110 million in property damage. Nationwide, similar fires have recently leveled an array of developments under construction.
GUTTER CREDIT
implementing it, to designate a fire prevention
program manager to make sure the correct fire
safety measures are being followed during the
entirety of a construction project. The 2018 edition of NFPA 241 is expected to be available later
this year and will include several changes on the
use of cooking and heating equipment and provisions for the use of temporary fire protection
systems on construction sites. It will also include
new measures allowing authorities having jurisdiction, or AHJs, to require site security when
workers aren't present for projects involving combustible construction over 40 feet in height.
Despite NFPA 241 being in existence for over
80 years, a failure persists among stakeholders to
THE NUMBERS Stats on
fires in buildings under
construction or being
renovated or demolished
in the U.S., 2010-2014
properly apply it, which is why experts feel there's
a need to increase education on the standard. To
that end, NFPA and the American Wood Council (AWC) are both ramping up efforts to better
educate stakeholders on construction fire safety
resources including NFPA 241 in an attempt to
reduce fires in buildings under construction.
Is wood the enemy?
After the two Massachusetts fires, local fire and
public officials blasted wood-frame construction. The harshest words came from the mayor
of Waltham, Jeanette McCarthy. "Construction
by wood frame is idiotic. It's insane," she told
Wicked Local, a community news website.
8,440
Average annual
number of fires
23
Ú
Average daily number of
such fires nationwide
Source: NFPA, "Fires in Structures Under Construction, Undergoing Major Renovation, or Being Demolished"
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