Installing them in the house is a good first step, but there’s a lot more to making sure they’re effective if a fire ignites.

FOR GENERATIONS, ONE of the surest signs of spring in Port Angeles has been the arrival of Sparky Week at the Port Angeles ...

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) – the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week™ for more than 100 years – has announced “Charge into Fire Safety: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home” as ...

For the latest Product Spotlight, we welcome Peg Paul, of the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition, for a robust conversation about the crucial role home fire sprinklers play in modern fire safety. Over time ...

Did you know that an exceptionally large percentage of home ignitions during wildfires are caused by embers landing near a structure? And that these flying embers can come from a fire that is a mile ...

Firefighters respond to a five-alarm fire in a row of apartment buildings in Queens, N.Y., on Jan. 6. (Gardiner Anderson/New York Daily News/TNS) A New Year’s celebration in the Swiss Alps turned ...

Home safety visits will be offered to people living with dementia, a fire service has announced. Northamptonshire Fire and ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. After years of debate between fire officials arguing for the removal of anything that can burn within the first ...

Salem, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon State Fire Marshal is urging Oregonians to take preventative action and to be mindful in order to prevent home fires. Oregon Governor declared this week, January 19-25 ...