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.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if somebody told me there were 20 to 30 people permanently residing in the building at that time,” West Metro District Chief Sean O’Hara said
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
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
During construction, just one exit was required on the 6th floor of the Charlotte apartment building
This recent legacy fire prompts review of stateside historic blazes
Firefighters returned to the station to find fire coming from the roof
The Charlotte SouthPark contractor did not have a required standpipe installed and failed to notify fire marshal about construction progress
Irmo firefighter James Michael Muller was killed and six others injured during a collapse while fighting an apartment fire
Fires involving e-bikes and similar devices in NYC have killed 9 people this year, compared to 10 in 2022, 2021 combined
The insurance giants have stopped taking applications and paused new policies due to risk and soaring costs
The small above-the-stovetop unit can detect an uncontrolled cooking fire and deploy a proprietary liquid to extinguish the fire before it has time to spread
After a fire killed two construction workers, state and local officials look at the challenges and hazards construction sites possess
Firefighters arrived and saw fire on the sixth-floor that also caused a fire on the third-floor
The Oakland fire where 36 people died revealed a flawed fire inspection process
Portland General Electric has set aside $15M alone for vegetation management and is replacing wooden poles in high-risk areas
Jaziyah Parker noticed her mom was “acting weird” so she called 911
Portland firefighters are concerned about structural collapse after a 4-alarm fire destroyed the building a day after fire inspectors did a walk-through
Black requested that the AFG and SAFER programs be authorized through FY 2030 and that the USFA be authorized through FY 2030 with an increased authorization of $95M per year
The landmark federal report marked a turning point for the U.S. fire service in 1973. Five decades later, many of its recommendations remain relevant – and unmet
Decades of deadly fires spurred federal action, culminating in the iconic 1973 publication that remains relevant to the fire service today
