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.
Investigators determined the fire that killed two people living in a Queens garage was arson
The Anchorage Fire Department is calling attention to poor maintenance, safety problems in multi-family housing
Learn how fire drills – a now-routine part of American life – emerged over the years as fire safety and prevention practices improved
‘There is no good time for a fire, but when it’s Christmas, it’s always more difficult on families,’ the assistant fire chief said
The fire began when a man walked into a video game store and announced he had a weapon and was carrying a backpack that smelled of kerosene
Take action and share these lessons on fire safety to help prevent student deaths in fire
Following the incident, fire department units planned to visit the neighborhood to distribute and install smoke alarms
Fire erupted near family’s artificial Christmas tree, but despite heavy smoke, smoke alarms never went off
Technology uses a visible, infrared and thermal sensor called the NASA Autonomous Modular Scanner
Responder says he had to let hydrant run for about 15 seconds to clear the line
Firefighter deaths have also been the lowest on record, according to the National Interagency Fire Center
Project is more than good value if it reduces a few responses, a fire-related injury and certainly a civilian fire fatality
The song cost almost $8,000 of taxpayer money to produce
Departments display wreath with red bulbs and replace with a white bulb for every holiday decoration fire
With the flick of a finger, FHinspector cuts through the usual mess of inspection paperwork by cleanly tracking and accessing key information
Training drill was the first of four phases aimed to create a better high-rise fire plan
Hanukkah holiday brings a jump of 10 to 15 percent in house fires
If you need an example of how the system should work, this is a good one
When firefighters arrived, they helped him into an ambulance to keep him warm
Those of us who have dedicated our lives to preventing and extinguishing fires have a duty to stamp out firefighter arson, but how?
A measure to delay the enforcement of the rule died; all new single-family homes and duplexes starting Jan. 1 must have sprinklers
The Chinese government ordered an overhaul of fire measures nationwide
More than 17,000 mobile homes catch fire each year, killing hundreds of people, according to the U.S. Fire Administration
Property was located outside fire district boundaries, so no engine was dispatched
We should take advantage of the technology that is available and mandate dual-sensing smoke alarms that have both ionization and photoelectric sensing chambers
Photoelectric detectors are believed to limit the number of false alarms prompted by such things as smoke from stoves and steam from showers
The most frequent type of injury on the fireground was strain, sprain or muscular pain representing 48.2 percent of injuries
Daylong drills were open to all local emergency and volunteer personnel
NFPA encourages communities to take preventative measures against brush, grass and forest fires
Pizza companies and local fire department teamed up to deliver free pizzas to customers who allowed fire department to inspect, replace batteries in smoke detectors
New campaign by NFPA allows everyone to hear first-hand accounts from fire victims
Palo Alto fire officials are considering an end to promoting the common ionization smoke detectors
Consumer Product Safety Commission urges parents to prepare for dangers of trick-or-treating