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.
Prepared homeowners taking advantage of a burgeoning market of home fire defense technologies have a big role to play in saving homes from wildfire
Officials estimate that around half of the 4,000 gallons has been sprayed on more than 40 fire-prone acres, including at least six places where homeless people have been known to camp
The De Soto Rural Fire Protection District is considering Lt. Ron Wehlage’s death a line-of-duty death
The National Fire Protection Association reports that nearly half of all home fires involve cooking equipment
Share these tips with your members and community to promote safe summer fun
A citywide review will examine how businesses store volatile materials after the blast that injured 12 firefighters
Don’t let the current crisis destroy your previously identified individual goals and departmental priorities
Just as we have shared prevention messages for years, we now share pandemic messages
Supervising Fire Protection Inspector Mark Remolino, 59, was assigned to the Fire Alarm Inspection Unit and served with the department for 26 years
The New Hampshire Fire Marshal’s Office explained proper methods for sterilizing face masks while warning that microwaving them can start fires
FDNY Supervising Fire Protection Inspector Edward Mungin, 56, served with the department for eight years and helped to open shelters for vulnerable residents
The volunteer firefighter allegedly removed evidence while responding to the blaze
FDNY Deputy Chief Inspector Syed Rahman, 59, was working to assist the city’s Bureau of Fire Prevention with COVID-19 capacity enforcement
Retired FDNY Fire Marshal John Knox, 84, had been suffering from 9/11-related illness
Fire prevention classes are a great way to connect to the community and demonstrate the value of a department
Court papers filed last week say Assistant Chief Fire Marshal Michael Durkin sent the texts about a subordinate in 2017
A county commissioner with 44 years of firefighting experience testified in support of the proposal
Detailing key changes to the latest grant application process
The GoFundMe campaign seeks to raise $5,000 for the daughters of Orange Fire Marshal Tim Smith, who died in a crash while returning from a call
Orange Fire Marshal Tim Smith was beloved in the community and had served as the town’s fire marshal for 28 years
Madalyn Karlbon, daughter of Avenel Firefighter and former Chief Jimmy Karlbon, woke her family after hearing the smoke detector go off
Authorities are taking measures to patrol neighborhoods and secure vacant buildings after more than 30 fires in recent months, including six arsons
New firefighters receive little training on fire prevention messages before being asked to deliver presentations and take action in the field
Chief Shane Ray currently serves as the president of the National Fire Sprinkler Association
The investigation found that the deputy marshal shared a pornographic video with town staff while on the job
Officials said the three people killed inside the abandoned building are now being considered homicide victims
The former fire marshal said sprinklers like those installed in every high-rise unit in St. Paul could have saved lives in the Minneapolis blaze that killed five
A Public Housing Authority document listed sprinklers as a future priority in the 50-year-old building
Because the fire that killed two people last week took place at a historical home owned by a government agency, the state could face legal repercussions
The injury occurred when the firefighter fell through a hole in the floor at the home
The wrongful-death lawsuit, filed in federal court Monday, claims the vessel lacked adequate smoke detectors, firefighting equipment and emergency exits
