Fire Prevention
The fire prevention topic encompasses a host of articles on creating public safety programs and community risk reduction ideas, as well as how to impress upon new fire department members the importance of sharing the fire prevention message.
Key steps for volunteer and combination departments to implement a community risk reduction program
The next time you hold a fire department awards ceremony, consider giving those life safety awards to the fire inspectors and fire prevention personnel
The Norwalk Fire Department was recognized for reducing workers’ compensation costs by 27% annually as part of its commitment to firefighter health and safety
Chief Billy Goldfeder addresses a common issue – the lack of interest in fire prevention activities – and shares ideas to achieve engagement
Two of the firefighters sustained burns to 40-50% of their bodies, officials said
Brockton fire officials said the teacher directed the student to evacuate, managed to figure out the child’s address and alerted the fire department
The three Suffolk firefighters and one resident of the two-story home were transported to the hospital with injuries
Waco fire officials said Bianca Rivera, 20, alerted the rest of her family after smelling burning plastic in the early morning hours
Officials credited the commitment of firefighters, EMS providers, 911 specialists and fire instructors for the lowest number of fire deaths in the city’s more than 200-year history
The now five trained K-9s cover the entire state of Florida, traveling to where they’re needed
Chesterfield Fire Company Public Information Officer Steven Frischling reportedly wrote a comment indicating he had taken a Tyvek suit from the first station for personal use
Ponca Firefighter-EMT Bob Kneifl, known in the community as “Husker Bob,” served as a volunteer first responder for 26 years and was also a fire prevention officer
Marietta Fire Department Deputy Chief Christi Malec has been with the department for the past 21 years and previously served as deputy fire marshal
Efforts to retrofit high-rise buildings with sprinklers following a fatal apartment building fire last year were stalled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Fire departments must design a new paradigm for their future existence – one more focused on prevention
The late Clayton Fire Marshal Roy Weckherlin’s badge was lost in a restaurant in Florida years ago, and the Florida man who found it spent four years working to return it to its rightful place
Casper Fire-EMS officials warned of an “alarming” trend in significant fires sparked by discarded smoking materials
An Albany firefighter and a resident were transported to the hospital after a fire sparked by a candle
The audit found that more than half of the buildings the department is required to inspect each year have gone uninspected for three straight years
Videos stress steps to survive a home fire, plus fast fire spread in the modern fire environment
Batesville Firefighter Chris Baker, Paramedic Ryan Everman and EMT Elizabeth Kruthaupt were awarded by the state fire marshal for saving Morris Firefighter Ed Scheele
Smokey Bear was right about humans being able to prevent many wildfires
Fire Chief Ralph M. Terrazas said an inspection likely would have led to the seizure of some of the chemicals that fueled the blast
Firefighter Raul Garcia-Santos was battling the Palmer Fire when his wife and three children, ages 6 to 17, died in a mobile home blaze
Dan Byrne shares ideas for how to stem the increasing number of fire deaths in America
Following a fatal fire, we must remember we were there when we were most needed – and face the pain
Key realizations about the impact of fire prevention and CRR efforts
Officials said several propane tanks fell into the warehouse when the roof partially collapsed
Know the five key components of a CWPP and how it can protect your community from wildfire danger
Officials say the man swindled local businesses while posing as an EMS lieutenant, complete with a fake uniform and badge
Kentrelle Beasley Jr., 18, a volunteer firefighter with the Jeanerette Fire Department, was charged with one count of arson
San Francisco saw at least 100 fires Saturday night, with dozens more in nearby counties
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