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.
Former FDNY Chief Anthony Saccavino was sentenced to prison for running a bribery scheme that fast-tracked building inspections
The fire service must walk the walk in our support of residential sprinklers
Firefighters and EMS providers created and shared these informative, fun posts and videos
Designers of the NYC memorial wanted to show a connection with labor issues, workplace protections
Auburn firefighters responded to a cooking fire on the third floor of a Cayuga Community College housing unit
New insights and solutions
Connect with RAs to help share kitchen safety tips, provide fire extinguisher training, and underscore proper use of small appliances
Half of all home fires involve cooking, and cooking fires are the leading cause of home fire injuries
Use data to focus your cooking safety messaging on the issues and areas that need it most
The department’s approach to campaigns underscores the importance of thorough research, inclusivity, collaboration and innovation
Three Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority high-rises will be outfitted with sprinklers by the summer of 2024
Emphasize life safety by ensuring all residents have working smoke detectors – a 50-year-old technology recommended by the “America Burning” report
Fires are not uncommon as smoke detectors, sprinklers are lacking inside the Men’s Central Jail
Mayor Justin Bibb’s “Residents First” program will overhaul 23 codes and allow the city to issue tickets, fines
Leaders, we must stay focused the myriad issues impacting our membership, even those that can feel distant from day-to-day operations
National fire service leaders and research experts will discuss critical issues facing the fire service
A State Farm representative donated a Fire Prevention Week kit to the Lenoir Fire Department ahead of the awareness campaign
Sutton Fire Department Chief Matthew Belsito had warned state officials earlier about the the lack of fire safety in the hotel
Andrea Vastis from the NFPA offers simple fire prevention messages to help fire departments plan for the big event
Without a commitment to community risk reduction, your fire department can’t tout its role in the public safety business
The discovery of a fake sticker in a fatal Queens fire has led to department to inspect e-bike shops across the city
Prince George’s County firefighters escaped without injury from the burning Upper Marlboro firehouse
Sprinklers had been shut off prior to the April fire at Rikers Island that injured 20 inmates and officers
Commissioner Laura Kavanagh spoke to the Consumer Product Safety Commission urging new safety standards
Over 200 fires have been reported to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission from 39 states over two years
Screams could be heard in the 911 call reporting a house fire that killed 3 people
48 of New York’s 98 residential fire deaths this year had no working smoke detectors
South Metro Fire Rescue firefighters faced one house fully engulfed and another nearly fully engulfed when they arrived
San Bernardino police evacuated dozens of homes after they found illegal fireworks and kegs of black powder
Mayor Eric Adams hopes the stations will give delivery workers a safer way to charge lithium-ion batteries
The Manhattan shop had e-bikes charging with extension cords, e-bike and scooter battery packs lined up next to each other and no designated charging area
Within 6 months the number of people killed in lithium-ion battery fires has more than doubled over last year