The University of Texas at Austin Fire Prevention Services points out that over the decades, big deadly fires have often been the catalyst for the safety improvements we now enjoy.
Look at these fires and see what safety improvements followed each one:
How often do hotels in your community practice fire drills? I have never seen one.
I wonder if it is too silly to think that guests should sometimes have to participate in such drills. If a hotel practices a fire drill, but only employees participate in it, what good is the drill?
David Von Drehle wrote a terrific book explaining how the...
