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New Law Requires Installation of 10-Year Smoke Al...
A new law makes the installation of so-called "10-year smoke alarms" a requirement for Maryland homes and apartments. Public safety officials from Prince George's County, along with the Lt. governor,...
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2013/05/16 14:19
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Extension Cords: Leading cause for electrical fir...
After a recent apartment fire in Shawnee, Kan., fire investigators determined that an extension cord causedthe blaze. According to the Kansas City Fire Department extension cords are one of the...
2013/05/15 20:13
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RI gets $654,000 in federal fire safety funding
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island is the recipient of over $654,000 in competitive federal grants for household fire prevention efforts, equipment upgrades and training. The state's four-member...
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Portsmouth Federal Emergency Management Agency U.S. Fire Administration PROVIDENCE Washington
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2013/05/12 01:06
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How many York County firefighters have died in li...
After Loganville Fire Chief Rodney Miller died April 27 while directing traffic off Interstate 83, his name joined those of two other fallen firefighters on a database run by the Pennsylvania...
Rodney Miller Loganville Fire Company York County Heritage Trust U.S. Fire Administration Carl Lindquist
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2013/05/10 20:23
2013/05/10 20:23
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Obama Cabinet heads coming to Boise to give wildf...
Obama Cabinet heads coming to Boise to give wildfire season outlook Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell are scheduled to visit the National Interagency Fire Center...
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Sally Jewell Tom Vilsack BOISE National Interagency Fire Center U.S. Forest Service
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2013/05/08 00:32
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Lewiston fires raise arson, prevention concerns f...
WATERVILLE -- A series of three large fires in Lewiston has others around the state thinking about the risk in their own communities. Area landlords and fire officials say there has been an increased...
Waterville David LaFountain Tom Keene Department of Homeland Security Federal Bureau of Investigation
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2013/05/06 13:49
2013/05/06 13:49
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In our opinion: Take steps to prevent fire tragedy
Oftentimes it takes a tragedy to remind us to do the little things that may save our lives. A house fire in Afton on April 27 claimed the lives of three residents — 11-year-old Craig A. Gohl, his...
National Fire Protection Association U.S. Fire Administration
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2013/05/05 02:39
2013/05/05 02:39
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Firefighters' fitness seen as mounting problem
Walking around the track in the center of Lisbon is great for casual exercise, but firefighters need more, Fire Chief Mark Robinson said in trying to drum up support for a new department fitness...
Mark Robinson Lisbon National Fire Protection Association Selectmen U.S. Fire Administration
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2013/05/03 08:38
2013/05/03 08:38
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Arson awareness campaign to commence
An estimated 16,800 fires are intentionally set in residences nationwide each year, with 41 percent of those occurring within vacant buildings. Each year these fires result in an estimated 280...
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Alan Carter U.S. Fire Administration Lee County Fire-Arson Task Force Cape Coral Fire Department Department of Agricultural Law Enforcement
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2013/05/01 01:28
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Arson Awareness Week is May 5-11
Arson Awareness Week is May 5-11 National Arson Awareness Week takes place May 5-11, and this year’s theme is, “Reduce Residential Arson.” The focus is on public attention to residential arson and in...
2013/04/30 20:40
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INFOGRAPHIC: How dangerous is fighting fire?
Fighting fires is a dangerous profession. Several thousand firefighters have died keeping the public safe since the U.S. Fire Administration began tracking stats in 1977. This is a glance at the data...
2013/04/26 03:56
2013/04/26 03:56
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Thousands of firefighters attend memorial in Waco
Corsicana — The memorial for firefighters killed in the West fertilizer plant explosion on April 17 brought together 10,000 people Thursday, most of which were first responders from across...
Barack Obama Baylor Rick Perry Perry Calvin Ferrell Center
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