Senator Weinberg to Hold Panel Discussion on Fire Safety&Construction Practices

TEANECK – Senator Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg is hosting a panel discussion and town hall forum at the Richard Rodda Center in Teaneck at 7 pm on March 6^th. The panel will feature construction, building code, and fire safety experts. Following the panel, there will also be public Q&A.

Since the Edgewater fire in 2015, there has been discussion in the Legislature about what can be done to improve fire safety in newly constructed buildings. The panelists will discuss the causes of these fires and what the state can or should do to mitigate fire risks going forward.

Panelists include:

Jordan Zaretsky, Teaneck Fire Department

Thomas Jacobson, Edgewater Fire Department

Thomas Troy, NJ Builders Association

Glenn Corbett, NJ Fire Code Advisory Council

Dan Siteman, International Masonry Institute

Alexi Assmus, PhD, Citizen Activist

WHERE:    Richard Rodda Center, Multi-Purpose Room 1 (250 Colonial Court, Teaneck NJ 07666)

WHEN:      March 6^th, 7-9 pm