A Los Angeles City Council member, LAFD Chief Ralph Terrazas, and representatives of ATF and the L.A. Police Department held a news conference Jan. 21 to announce the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever was responsible for last month's Da Vinci Apartments fire.
The department announced that gas emergencies rose by 68 percent, while fires and fire deaths remain at historic lows.
Work at the scene has finished, ATF Special Agent in Charge Carlos A. Canino said, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The fire occurred in the Thanksgiving Tower, a high-rise building in Dallas, Texas.
The Los Angeles Fire Department's spokesperson, Katherine Main, reported that LAFD's Arson/Counter-Terrorism Section has requested the assistance of the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives National Response Team to aid in the cause investigation.
The agency's Climate Change Occupational Safety and Health Work Group is working to determine OSH issues, identify gaps in worker protection, and make recommendations for safety and health improvements.
The London Fire Brigade reported 35 firefighters and officers responded to the fire, which damaged a small section of the front carriage of a train on platform 6 and a section of track. There were no injuries.
Soldream Inc. faces more than $59,000 in proposed fines for multiple safety and health violations.
Thanksgiving Day is the peak day of the year for home cooking fires.
The issue's Jumpseat department is written by Flight Standards Service Director John Duncan and reviews some winter weather wisdom, and its Checklist explains how to reduce the risk of carburetor fires.
The NFPA Journal's November/December 2014 issue checks in on the department's impressive progress with "smart firefighting" and big data.
The Freeport, Florida company is facing proposed penalties of more than $71,000.
The current strike action by the Fire Brigades Union will continue until 6 p.m. Tuesday, one day before Bonfire Night.
The Texas State Fire Marshal's Office has released its report on the May 31, 2013, fire at a restaurant in which four members of the Houston Fire Department were killed. The cause of the fire is unknown, the report states.
The safety board said it should offer better guidance for handling ammonium nitrate fires like the one that turned deadly in West, Texas.
A report posted on the organization's website this week said NFPA's Standards Council has approved a request to establish the standard.
Remote circuit breaker racking mitigates arc flash hazards at Cascade Steel.
Program Manager Laura W. Bell described the scenarios as "bite-sized training" tailored for what chiefs say they need now.
Point out during training, or when you are just out raising awareness, particular areas or operations that are at greatest risk of starting a fire.
New high-rises taller than 75 feet won't be required to have helipads on their roofs, as long as they are built with several additional safety features.