By Martha Entwistle – Security Systems News COLUMBIA, S.C.–A bill that provides tax incentives to homes and businesses that install sprinkler systems became law on June 26 when the South Carolina Legislature voted unanimously to override Gov. Mark Sanford’s June [...]
It is estimated that over 300,000 home fires occur annually. Although a fire alarm plays a key role in fire survival, it would still be more beneficial to prevent a fire from ever starting. Home fires can be prevented, provided [...]
By Kurt Kamm – American Chronicle In 2007, a fire started by downed power lines and driven by 60-80 miles-per-hour wind, swept through Malibu. The Sheriffs´ Department came to our home at 4:30 AM and told us we had 15 [...]
Chicago Daily Herald Hoffman Estates fire officials are investigating what caused an attic fire in a two-story home at 1680 Jefferson Road. The fire department was called to the scene at 3:20 p.m. Saturday after someone reported smoke coming from [...]
By Alison Rauch – WACH Fire officials continue to investigate what sparked a weekend blaze that left 20 people homeless. Flames broke out around 1 a.m. Saturday at the Union Square Apartments off Houck Street. When firefighters arrived, the two-story [...]
Washington D.C — Fireworks account for a substantial number of preventable injuries and fires each year, especially during the weeks before and after the Fourth of July. Parents need to be especially vigilant during this period, ensuring children do not [...]
San Luis Obispo Tribune A woman was hospitalized with burns Wednesday after a fire damaged an Atascadero home. City fire officials said the blaze was caused by smoking and started in the living room of the Olmeda Avenue home. The [...]
By Gerard A. Dio As Worcester fire chief and the recently appointed president of the Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts, I am asking for public support for a very important bill that the association is seeking to have passed. The [...]
By Martha Quillin and Jerry Allegood – Raleigh News & Observer OCEAN ISLE BEACH – Bigger beach houses all along the North Carolina coast are packing people into places where sprinklers and other fire safety measures are not required, state [...]
This article is a continuation of Raising the Bar with AB 2288 – Part 1 As there are a significant number of municipal fire prevention bureaus in this state that are not only small but have a two to three [...]
