Flowers, specialized mementos and a smile that brightens the faces of those who walk by — all of it a part of a large memorial dedicated to a life gone too soon. That life is Melanie Diaz. On Feb. 18, ...

A Maryland fire safety measure inspired by the 2023 death of a young woman in a Silver Spring apartment building has been ...

House Bill 149 requires automatic sprinklers to be installed in high-rise residential buildings undergoing substantial ...

Corey Smedley tells why his department adopted the use of floor-below nozzles and smoke curtains for battling fires in unsprinklered high-rise residential buildings. Research that was conducted by the ...