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(Reposted with permission from the BAFSA website) “Safer High Rise Living the Callow Mount Sprinkler Retrofit Project” is a major report, published by BAFSA in 2012, which demonstrated that it is cost...
In the aftermath of the Grenfell fire in West London, many New Yorkers wonder, could a similar fire happen in New York City? MCA President Timothy Bowe discusses the importance of fire sprinkler...
On June 13, 2017 the Mechanical Contractors Association of New York held their Annual Charity Golf Outing at the Glen Oaks Country Club in Old Westbury, NY. Through member sponsorships including tee...
By BOB HENNELLY Jun 19, 2017 (Updated Jun 22, 2017) (Reprinted with the Permission of TheChiefLeader.com) A mass-casualty fire at a high-rise...
On May 10th, union construction industry executives from across the city gathered for the Building Trades Employers’ Association 2017 Construction Safety Report Card breakfast. This event featured...
As per a DOB Service Notice published April 2017, effective June 5, 2017, all applicants for initial and renewal New York City Master Fire Suppression Piping Contractor, Master Plumber and Oil Burning...
Did you know that 1 in 8 people have experienced a home fire? This past February The Hartford conducted an online survey of 1153 adults living in the United States. Their findings may surprise you! ...
On March 9th, the Commercial Observer published an opinion piece by MCA Executive Vice President Tony Saporito about remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and the Happy Land Social Club...
The Department of Buildings continues to roll out DOB NOW, an interactive, web-based portal that will enable LMFSCs, owners, and other professionals to do all business with DOB online saving time and...
The following article is courtesy rew-online.com. 2016 was the Big Apple’s safest year in terms of fire fatalities, according to the FDNY. The world’s busiest fire department reported 48 fire-related...
As a reminder, Section 28.6.1.1. of the Nassau County Fire Marshal’s Office requires that all tests shall be performed in the presence of the Fire Marshal by the RME of the firm, however the...
New York, USA (January 5th 2017) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: From: New York Fire Sprinkler Council, a division of the Mechanical Contractors Association of New York, Inc. A two-alarm fire requiring over...