Questions touch on the areas of the home ignition zone, the Firewise Communities/USA® Recognition Program, landscape maintenance, and more.
The study found that an owner of an unsprinklered building received the full benefit of unlimited water through the public water system during a fire without an increased cost.
Several factors, including a decline in smoking and stricter fire-resistant standards on mattresses and upholstered furniture have been credited with the decrease in smoking-material fire deaths over the last 30 years.
The focus on preventive measures required since July 2003 "may have diminished somewhat," marine insurer Gard says in a new loss prevention circular.
The London Fire Brigade warns residents of the capital not to make lava lamps -– at least, not in the way used by two people who were injured March 23.
An Oct. 4, 2011, inspection—initiated based on a complaint—determined that the facility's plating line had caught fire during production earlier in the year.
The first is to use a floating support for well kill operations, while the second involves drilling two relief wells.
Career firefighters, volunteer firefighters, fire department employees, and fire service members are invited to submit an informative video that highlights their fire company operationally demonstrating firefighter health and safety.
The concept behind fire-adapted communities is that with proper community-wide preparation, populations and infrastructure can withstand the devastating effects of wildland fire.
Both the FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency are issuing certifications for the Sbach 342, aka the XA42, which XtremeAir GmbH claims is the safest aerobatic aircraft ever.
FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program report states that juveniles accounted for roughly 46 percent of arson arrests in 2005-2010.
The Fire Protection Research Foundation's Property Insurance Research Group will begin the second phase of its research this year, Fred Durso, Jr. reports in the March/April issue of the NFPA Journal.
The fire chief says $80 million in cuts during the past three fiscal years have caused average response time to be four seconds longer than in FY2008-09.
The 10-year contract with Capita plc makes it the first fire brigade in Britain to outsource its emergency call handling.
Ninety-two percent of all civilian fatalities in residential building fires involve thermal burns and smoke inhalation.
The fine involves obstructed exit routes and storing materials in an unsafe manner.
On June 20, 2009, the employee submitted a letter to his direct supervisor that addressed alleged safety hazards, specifically, improperly placed extension cords and a lack of sprinkler systems.
SAFFiR is a humanoid robot that would be outfitted with sensors and is being designed to interact with people and perform many of the dangerous firefighting tasks now done by humans.
OSHA's Houston South Area Office initiated a safety inspection on Sept. 7, 2011, as a result of several employee complaints, while concurrently conducting a site-specific target inspection.
Provide training in the proper selection and use of PPE for your employees and yourself such as eyewear, gloves, boots, and dust masks/respirators for cleaning and other operations.