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
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
Parts of nearly a dozen states, from the Southeast to the West, are in a severe drought
A tipster called the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office after spotting a sales offer posted on craigslist for the fireworks
The home builders group says only California and Maryland have adopted codes requiring installation of home sprinklers
The weeklong academy started Monday, and by Wednesday most of the kids had already decided they want to be firefighters
Mayor Dana L. Redd voiced concern over 12-alarm and eight-alarm fires that took place within ‘a very short period of time’
In two recent incidents, victims were pouring a gel-like fuel into the ceramic pots when they exploded in flames
Firefighters in Arizona reported that flames burned lower to the ground and more slowly in areas that were previously treated
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Using a model for a trial run, the city analyzed 225 illegal conversions
Flames apparently ignited in the garage, but quickly spread to the attic of the large home
Authorities say there have been no reports on injuries due to the fake smoke alarms
Former DC Chief Dennis Rubin tells Fire-Rescue Med how smoke alarm campaign resulted from girl’s death
Surveillance video shows trees around a well house lighting up from a fire a short time after the wife was seen walking to the area
Nightclub owners protested that the cost could put some of them out of business
Illegal changes to the three-story building blocked access to fire escapes in a fire that killed a family
The CPSC says the candles have a clear plastic cup that can melt or ignite, posing a fire and burn hazard
A more than half-million-dollar grant will fund fire sprinkler systems for five fire stations
9 school children were the winners of the annual elementary school fire prevention poster contest
Marvel’s fire safety comic book with FDNY shows how we can educate our citizens in innovative ways
The book features FDNY firefighters and Marvel superheroes battling both fire and villains as a team
The fire killed 146 workers and spurred laws that required fire drills
The building houses eateries, a jewelry store and office space
While looking for new and different ways to educate your community about fire safety, these stories can make your audience laugh and learn
