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 estimate that around half of the 4,000 gallons has been sprayed on more than 40 fire-prone acres, including at least six places where homeless people have been known to camp
Here’s a breakdown of the most common types of fire extinguishers and category classifications
“I wouldn’t be surprised if somebody told me there were 20 to 30 people permanently residing in the building at that time,” West Metro District Chief Sean O’Hara said
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
Report issued by Reno Fire Department on Friday says electrical engineer from the U.S. ATF concurred in its findings
Neighbors questioned whether firefighters might have been able to save 2 kids if emergency vehicles had been able to use blocked entrance
Two young siblings died Tuesday while their mother, 8 months pregnant, was fast asleep, according to surviving brother
Senior Fire Inspector Mark Parrish: Fire inspectors previously had not cited plant for allowing metal dust to accumulate, but that was an oversight
To find out just how important smoke alarms can be, you can look at the circumstances of a Joe Stevens from last year
Suspect hurled crude firebombs at Islamic cultural center partly because he wasn’t allowed to use its bathrooms
Shervin Lalezary, a 30-year-old Beverly Hills real estate attorney, ‘believes in the community service aspects of the reserve deputy’
While some of these vehicle fires were the result of collisions, the majority were due to mechanical or electrical defects in cars
Becoming a firefighter is a rigorous process that requires a focused effort from those who want to make a career of it
The fire warden career profile notes that it’s an administrative position involving the planning, direction and supervision of all activities in regards to the protection of U.S. Forest Service properties from forest fires
Kitchen, electrical, heater and smoking-related fires are particularly common types of fires
The fire triangle’s three sides illustrate the three elements of fire: heat, fuel and oxidization
