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.
The church in Bryan remains open as the pastor contests a civil case requiring costly upgrades, including fire sprinklers, to meet city regulations for overnight stays
The Elko County Fire Protection District will use BLM funding to continue fuel treatments in current and new areas
The Board of Forestry and Fire Protection said it’s still in “the pre-rulemaking phase” while it finds money to alleviate the potential costs under the new requirements
At least 200 firefighters are expected to attend Harold “Whitey” Swartz’s funeral procession
Currently, there are at least eight high-rises using mass timber in development around the world
Many of the grant recipients said the money would be used to purchase educational materials, safety equipment and community outreach
The state is combining reward and punishment incentives and including aspects of public safety beyond fire
The proposal would halt nationally required expansion of devices used to prevent fires and electrocutions in new building projects
The designation aims to inform the public of hotels that have passed intensive safety inspections
Officials said the grant is a great way to be able to provide smoke detectors to those who need them most and promote fire safety
Clandestine events can be announced with a fleeting Facebook post or text message and, in many cases, vanish after the music stops
Inter-agency communication gaps and information hoarding stands in the way of fire prevention
Public safety officials in Oakland have long been aware that people live and party in warehouses
The Salt Lick and Deathtrap are just two of the many artist collectives run out of converted warehouses across the city
Under City Accelerator, Louisville Metro is working on over 50 projects that address urban challenges through a new collaboration and data innovation process
While a full picture of the Ghost Ship fire tragedy will be slow developing, these things are clear now
About one-third of tree fires are blamed on electrical problems; the trees were also to blame for an average of 210 house fires between 2009 and 2013
Firefighter Lonnie Mitteis was watching TV when his son heard the smoke alarm sound off.
Officials said the alarm fails to chirp when it reaches its seven-year end of life if the batteries are replaced
Residential sprinklers can be pivotal in extinguishing a fire or suppressing it long enough for fire departments to respond
It’s hard for us to celebrate merrily when we have just seen the tears of a child that we extricated from a vehicle collision
Deputy Chief John Vidovich claims he was pushed out after he exposed fraud, extortion and overtime schemes among the LAFD units
The new building, located in a centralized area, will improve the department’s fire coverage
The fire service can reduce civilian fire deaths by shifting its attitude, data collection practice and funding priorities
Dennis “Pawpaw” Tate was remembered for being a “beacon of strength” in difficult times
Staffing shortages were blamed for buildings months, years late for inspections
The resident had extinguished the fire by the time firefighters arrived on scene
Sacramento responders find themselves understaffed, overworked and unable to provide adequate coverage
Donald Trump’s petulant, baseless attacks on fire service leaders is reason to learn PR jujutsu
Pre-planning and code enforcement are essential to EMS accessing, treating and extricating patients from political rallies and other mass gatherings
In three years, the 11-year-old boy has donated 6,425 smoke detectors to families in Texas
Many Trump supporters went home disappointed after the campaign significantly over-ticketed the event and then blamed the fire marshal
Fire chief says fire codes, not politics, restricted size of audience
