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 fire service must walk the walk in our support of residential sprinklers
Firefighters and EMS providers created and shared these informative, fun posts and videos
Three people died after fire tore through a Queens home with no working smoke detectors, as residents jumped from windows to escape the blaze
State law doesn’t require them to be retrofitted in older structures
The boys’ parents attribute their safety to repetition; going over the fire escape plan so many times, the boys memorized it
The boys, aged 10 and 11, and their parents will have to complete a fire safety course
In 2012, the Portland Fire Department responded to 250 fires that were caused from cooking accidents
As uncomfortable as government intrusion is, taking toy-like lighters off the market is a good move
Over the next six months, Team Firestopper volunteers will be canvassing over 23,000 homes distributing lifesaving fire safety information and hosting six Fire Safety Fairs in at-risk communities
The bill bans the sale and distribution of lighters that are disguised and can look like toys to children
Officials blamed the cause on old wiring that had been compromised by saltwater and sand during Superstorm Sandy
Officials say the wires had been exposed to the storm surge and grating sand action of the storm, which compromised them
A state advisory panel has questioned the effectiveness of the fire systems and a convenience store association challenges the need for the costly devices
Be it a theater, a nightclub or a church, places where people like to gather can be very hazardous; teach your residents how to make safe decisions
Firefighters intentionally setting fires needs to be as much a part of our national discussion as is preventing injuries and line of duty deaths
The songs will be used as part of the fire service’s public education campaign
Dallas Fire-Rescue gave the complex 27 citations for code violations which are supposed to be corrected in two weeks
70 teenage cadets and adults are barred from the buildings until wiring and other hazards are fixed
Neighbors extinguished the fire before firefighters arrived
Experts are trying to determine how much advance warning is optimal for the public’s safety
When firefighters arrive on the scene of a fire, the first thing they do is listen for smoke detectors
Some of the projects included boarding up abandoned houses and demolishing others
The house was fully involved when firefighters arrived; the house had no smoke alarms
Two firefighters were charged with tampering with evidence for trying to show that the nightclub passed safety inspections
Modern fire science raises doubt as to if the fire was intentionally set
Public education is the better financial and moral investment