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.
Officials say the chemical warehouse was storing twice the amount of chemicals than had been disclosed
This recent legacy fire prompts review of stateside historic blazes
More than 3,600 San Diego buildings are overdue for fire inspections, with many lacking any inspection record at all
Tragic fires continue to affect building codes and fire safety, sprinkler, fire inspections regulations
Fire officials wanted new apartment buildings with three to 20 units to have fire sprinklers installed
The average homeowner may rely too heavily on their local fire department for fire protection over fire suppression
Officials estimate about 300 high-rises on Oahu still lack the fire prevention measure
The U.S. government hasn’t initiated any of the widespread testing of aluminum paneling that British authorities ordered after the Grenfell Tower disaster
Firefighters referred 879 properties for fire code issues, but 696 of the flagged properties were never inspected
Urgent testing is being conducted on external siding panels on apartment blocks following the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze
Preventing high-rise mass fatality fires is more likely to happen through the prevention side of the house, not the response side
Even after the wake of the Ghost Ship fire, officials said the city is not doing its best to control its own properties
A 1916 book on how the city worked shows how much we share, and don’t share, with past centuries
Chief Steve Achilles said a sprinkler system would have saved the building
According to a 1998 letter, the buildings had “several strikes against it”
Officials called the city’s older database a clumsy, incomplete repository of city properties
Kim Keith said that he was “heartbroken” and was “in shock” after the fire gutted the three-story, 43-unit building
Records show the building was the subject of numerous building and fire code violations in the past few years
The disclosure ruled out arson as the cause of the blaze in the three-story building for recovering addicts
The timeline raises similar questions to Ghost Ship: Can the city monitor buildings that do not cooperate with oversight?
Ohioans are 4.2 times more likely to die in a manufactured home that caught fire than one- or two-family home
A new way to make wood panels lets builders erect 14-story structures, made mostly of wood; here’s a look at what they are and the risks they present
Federal Fire Prevention and Safety grants are extremely competitive; look to outside sources to help fund your programs
The survey reveals that while Americans are prepared for a fire, many engage in behaviors that put them at risk
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
