F.I.E.R.O (Fire Industry Education Resource Organization)

<p>Building codes are the law. NFPA standards are a standard of care. Knowing the difference can make or break your next fire station.</p><p>Recorded live at the Fire Station Design Symposium in Greenville, SC, FIERO board member Ron Cooley sits down with fire service consultant Marnie Schmidt to break down how codes and standards apply to firehouse design. They cover why a building can pass inspection and still fail the firefighters inside it, how to push back when an architect says “you can’t,” and how any firefighter can shape NFPA standards through public input. A rapid-fire “code, st...