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.
Nassau County police stated the 11-year-old child was told to light the fireworks which later set a shed and two houses on fire
Arson in Flint rose 41% in 2023 compared to 2022 and is on pace to be higher in 2024
State Fire Marshal Sean P. Toomey said more people have died in fires this year than in all of 2023
The annual effort is meant to reduce the risk of wildfires posed by oft-called squatters
The firefighter who made the kits says city officials blocked him from receiving a $25,000 grant
In 2009, 2 people died in fires in Portsmouth
Automatic fire extinguishing systems already are required in townhouses and apartments
Four people died in three fires on the same day
South Carolina joins California, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey as states that have adopted the sprinkler requirement
Investigators are only halfway done combing through the scene and have yet to determine a cause
It was the third failed evacuation drill in recent years for the facility, according to state records
Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers credits education, enforcement and technology for the decline