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.
Authorities said the Charlotte apartment had smoke detectors but the batteries had been removed
A recent fire in Plainville is the fourth fatal fire in the month that involved smoking materials and home oxygen
The Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act is expected to be passed by Congress in the coming days
Said city-contracted operation ‘overloaded with material’ in Oct. 2011; April fire required airport crash trucks to assist in control efforts
Fire officials want the government to mandate all retirement homes are fitted with fire sprinklers
Fire chiefs are concerned that Olympic landlords will fall foul of fire safety laws, putting lives of temporary visitors at risk
Leaders are seeking a funding deal similar to the Senate’s that will take USFA through 2017
Noticed orange glow while watching TV; alerted woman and child to exterior house fire
Part of the 3-story apartment building collapsed during suppression efforts
State has seen triple the number of fires from last year; meteorologists and fire experts say conditions will get worse
Critics charge that politics, not liability, was at play
Working with youth is a key component to reducing fire-setting
Fire chiefs credit work with school children for a 27 percent drop in fires
Teach the community how to use these life-saving devices and to have an escape plan
When funding for fire safety advertising went away, fire deaths went on the rise
The Ohio researcher is focusing on making furniture and bedding foam that burns cooler, slower and doesn’t drip fire
Utah police found several people living in self-storage units who were using heaters and knocked passageways in the walls
A move to ban recreational vehicles used as primary housing except in an RV park was overturned
It is encouraging to see an entire community learning about fire-safety and taking action
What the experiences of the complacent, malicious and outright stupid can teach the rest about fire safety
Noticed small fire in ceiling previous night, thought they had extinguished it
Report says inadequate safety education could be to blame for prevalence
The fire-prevention attitude and principles of one founding father have modern application
4 fires in one morning, 1 firefighter injured
Tried to add gasoline to restart fire from embers
Three non-functioning smoke detectors found at scene
Investigators watching property saw 3 men pour accelerant throughout grocery store
Firefighters must seize every opportunity to talk fire safety with adults and children
Department used federal grant at end of 2011 to purchase 100 bed shaker alarms and 100 strobe-light alarms
Man, dog killed in house fire on Saturday
Human error found at fault in only half of the appliance fires
Education targeted at youth ages 3-18 as an intervention
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