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.
From this year’s theme to evergreen materials to share with your community, here’s your complete guide to Fire Prevention Week — past, present and future
Las Vegas Fire & Rescue and Stouffville Fire & Emergency Services have been recognized for promoting residential fire sprinkler safety and educating communities using NFPA and HFSC resources
Potomac Heights VFD and Rescue Squad Company 7 was responding to multiple emergency calls when a fire ignited in the firehouse kitchen
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
The blaze that killed an 85-year-old woman began when a towel left on a gas heater ignited, according to the State Fire Marshal’s office
When a fire broke out next door, Indiana Firefighter Gregory Bare rescued two people minutes before on-duty firefighters arrived to extinguish the blaze
Helmet cam footage and 911 dispatch recordings show the moment Fairfax County (Va.) firefighters hear girl calling for help behind closed door
Three examples underscore that we’re missing the mark with our current fire prevention strategies
8-year-old Tamia Price remembered the firefighters’ messages of knowing two ways out of the home
The building’s acting manager was acquitted of involuntary manslaughter, but jury deadlocks on same charge against artists’ commune leader
Chief Michael O’Brian describes the biggest risk management issues facing the fire service – and where progress can be made
Firestorm Wildland Fire Suppression, Inc., firefighters are helping to clear brushes, conduct controlled burns and fight wildland fires
How firefighters can work with childcare facilities to help underscore fire safety
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