A ‘brush with catastrophe’: Close call with Hughes fire stirs concerns about jail safety
Flames from the Hughes fire came within a mile of the Castaic jails before firefighters pushed them back. Inmate advocates ...
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Research Corner: Lithium-Ion Battery Heat Release Rate and Explosion Hazards
Daniel Madrzykowski and Nathaniel Sauer provide the details of the Fire Safety Research Institute's testing that shed more ...
2 million acres of land in California designated as ‘high’ or ‘very high’ fire danger areas
In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency ...
CA Expands High 'Fire Hazard' Zones, Stricter Building Codes Coming
The number of California acres mapped into higher "fire hazard severity zones" is doubling. Stricter fire safety building ...
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Recall Alert: Experts Warn That Half a Million Electric Stoves Pose a MAJOR Fire Hazard
If you’ve bought an electric range in the past decade, listen up. About 500,000 units made by LG and sold since 2015 have ...
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Minnesota fire departments worry how they’ll pay for proposed safety standards
The draft rules from OSHA would cost small, volunteers departments tens of thousands of dollars every year and could increase ...
Sharonville Fire Department receives grant from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation
The Sharonville Fire Department upgraded their gear after receiving a large grant from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety ...
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David Borrero files measure to improve fire prevention and safety measures
Borrero's bill would streamline the permit process for those wanting to install fire prevention systems in their home or business.
Fatal house fire in East Millinocket under investigation
The fire marshal's office and the East Millinocket Fire Department responded to 17 High Street shortly before 9:15 a.m. and confirmed one person had died in the fire, Maine Department of Public Safety ...