Fire safety

Proposals to improve fire safety

BBC News (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008

New proposals by the fire service to make Suffolk a safer place are going before councillors.

Fire safety begins at home and now is the time to pay attention

San Diego Union (Free subscription) | yesterday

The number of fires in the United States has declined over the years, and while that's encouraging, there is still a real cause for concern today. In 2007, eight in 10 people who died in a fire were killed in a home fire.

• Dear Abby: When it comes to fires, prevention is matchless - Philadelphia Inquirer

Brush Up on Fire Safety Basics

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

MetLife Auto & Home(R) Offers California Residents Free Fire Safety Materials SAN DIEGO, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- National Fire Prevention week takes place during the month of October, and MetLife Auto & Home reminds consumers to check their fire safety knowledge with a brief quiz: -- Do you prepare and practice a home escape plan' -- Do you have working smoke detectors installed in your home? ...

Fire Safety 101

Get Organized Now! Weblog (Free subscription) | yesterday

Yesterday, I chaperoned my 4-year old daughter's preschool field trip to the local fire station. The kids were well-behaved and just adorable, and the firefighters showing the movie and giving the tour were just great with the kids. Simple things...

Peoria offering home fire safety reminders

Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Peoria Fire Department is offering home fire safety reminders. Home fires are often easily preventable. Educating yourself and your family is a key first step to preventing or surviving a household fire.

Fire Safety - Disaster Preparedness Highlighted in Schools As Part of Fire Prevention Week

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008

Citizens for Fire Safety Joins Fire Departments around the US to Teach Kids Safety Measures NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Citizens for Fire Safety, in conjunction with National Fire Prevention Week (October 6-10), is taking fire safety and disaster preparedness to schools across the country. This year's theme is "It's Fire Prevention Week! Prevent Home Fires," and Citizens for...

National Fire Safety Week 2008 Gets Underway Across County Clare

ClickPress (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008

A weeklong series of events aimed at promoting fire safety got underway across County Clare today.

Firefighters make house calls in South Park to promote fire safety

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008

Seattle firefighters knocked on doors in South Park on Saturday to ask residents whether they needed smoke alarms. The campaign was part of National Fire Prevention Week, which starts Sunday.

Time machine teaches fire safety

BBC News (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008

An interactive display is used to teach children in County Durham about the dangers of house fires.

Fire-safety expo will also be a memorial

Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008

Only the driveway remains from the fire-ravaged house on Squirrels Nest Lane.

Dryer Vent Cleaning Company in Birmingham, Alabama is Named #1 for Service and Promoting Fire Safety

EmailWire.Com (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008

(EMAILWIRE.COM, October 04, 2008 ) Birmingham, AL -- The U. S. Fire Administration reports over 15,000 dryer fires annually; most of these tragedies could be prevented with proper dryer vent cleaning and maintenance. About 80% of Americans have clothes dryers, yet most are unaware that annual dryer...

NH fire departments teach fire safety

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008

Fire departments from the Concord, N.H., area will demonstrate equipment and fire safety at Fire Safety Day at Rollins Park.

FIRE PREVENTION WEEK: Best Prevention Practices Identified From Abroad May Help U.S. Fire Safety

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- International research conducted jointly by the TriData division of System Planning Corporation (SPC) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) can help fire and safety officials reduce fire death and injury rates in the U.S. using proven best practices from other countries. TriData recently issued the second in a series of reports...

Video: Underwriters Laboratories Urges Families to Focus on the Three P's of Fire Safety

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008

As fires burn hotter and faster than ever, fire safety becomes an urgent issue for parents and their children NORTHBROOK, Ill., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent study from Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and the Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF) concluded that synthetic materials used in modern homes are causing fires to burn hotter and up to five times faster than they did 30 years ago. Underwriters...

Fire Prevention Week, 2008

White House (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008

Fire Prevention Week is an opportunity to call attention to the importance of fire safety, especially in the home, and to honor our Nation's firefighters for their heroism.