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 West Bloomfield Township fire marshal said no adults were home at the time of the fire
The NFPA reports that nearly half of all home fires involve cooking equipment
Anthony Saccavino was one of two former chiefs in the FDNY’s Bureau of Fire Prevention charged with rushing improper requests to expedite inspections
Home had been subject of 3 housing complaints, 8 city inspections, numerous code violations over past year, according to city records
Rusty, unsafe fire escapes, smoke detectors and fire alarms that did not work, malfunctioning elevator among alleged problems
“Blinded by my hunger, I ignored safety, and spat in the face of science...”
The Madison, Wis., Fire Department has decided to crack down on kitchen-related calls
Police: 2 garages, 3 vehicles, piles or bags of leaves, Dumpster, retaining wall burned in string of arsons in 13-block area
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association has vowed to sue to invalidate tax once first bills are sent out, state senator says
Detached garage behind private dwelling had been illegally converted into private dwelling with multiple bedrooms, kitchen, dining room
2-alarm blaze sent apartment residents into street on Saturday; 3 apartments destroyed by fire did not have functioning smoke alarms
Fire department: ‘We always remind everyone that we have year-round fire season in Southern California, even though veteran firefighters consider fall true fire season’
Take the time to share these stories with your communities so your citizens can learn lessons
On average 17 or 18 people die in Maine fires each year
Children from schools in all five boroughs visited the Rockefeller Center to learn valuable fire safety lessons and take the oath
An ongoing effort to educate our citizens must remain a primary effort of our fire department
If you’re visiting schools this week, here’s some pupils you could well recognize as you deliver your talks...
Members of the student council insisted the homecoming decorations were fire-retardant
Thousands of acres of farmland already have caught fire recently, including giant fires this week in central Nebraska and south-central South Dakota
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
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