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.
A proposal requiring sprinklers in all new single-family and two-family homes is being opposed by Habitat for Humanity and builders based on the costs of affordable housing
The St. Joseph Fire Department is working to reduce the number of fires caused by people seeking shelter inside abandoned structures
Eau Claire and other fire departments are using lighted wreaths to encourage holiday fire prevention in their communities and possibly break the 2023 record
The gel fuels are being recalled because they pose a serious risk of flash fires and burns
The tri-city fire department recently won a $144,400 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to expand its Home Safety Survey
Two residents were injured in a two-alarm fire on Monday, prompting the utility to take action
The standard is the result of an explosion that killed six workers and injured about 50 others
State Fire Marshal Stephen Coan says the homeless men averted a potential tragedy
The Orono Fire Department went to the fraternity house after a parent called to report an issue with the furnace and request that carbon monoxide levels be checked
About 98,000 dehumidifiers are being recalled; the power connector for the machine’s compressor can short-circuit
The fire caused a large “whoosh,” singed the tree and killed the bees but no people were hurt
Employees at the plant had been welding a chipper bin
The connections being stolen allow firefighters to boost the pressure in fire sprinkler systems or provide water to fire hoses inside a structure
Humboldt County fire and government officials came out in opposition to the fee when it was signed by Gov. Jerry Brown in early July
It took 18 fire trucks spewing water to control the fire in the abandoned three-story structure
A growing number of safety officials around the nation have been recommending homeowners use lesser-known photoelectric smoke alarms
We are the reason for the whole economic downturn — or at least the politicians want citizens to think so
Eight wildfires in the past three weeks were triggered by target shooting, according to a fire investigator
The Upshur County Citizens Firefighter Academy is a groundbreaking 10-week program
Firefighters arrived on scene seven minutes after they got the call, even though they were initially given the wrong address
Fuel trucks moving through densely populated areas have prompted evacuations in the past
No one was injured and none of the guests’ rooms were damaged
The new law is vague and while it doesn’t require fire departments to inspect schools every year, there is no real guideline to how often they should be inspected
Tenants said firefighters used force to enter the offices of Nachman Brach, owner of the 11-story building
If we don’t tell our citizens what to expect if cuts are made, then nobody else will
If someone had been around to spot the fire when a power line got hit by a tree, it could have been controlled, ranch co-owners said
The vote rejected a portion of the model code proposed by the International Code Council and supported by the village’s Building Code Review Board
Albuquerque Fire Marshal Victor Marquez said the fire code adopted by the city in 2005 requires the sprinklers “in all spaces”
During the four other years the tax has been in effect, the state has collected between $2.4 million and $2.7 million each year
Groups are turning up the pressure to come up with guidelines that can accommodate urban villages without jeopardizing fire safety
The pair had consumer-grade fireworks that are illegal in the city and shot them towards the barge
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