Accelerated fire in Legacy vs Modern Homes – Fire Safety Week Reminder
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Living with Wildfire Risk
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Cold Weather Firefighting Challenges
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New Fire Retardant Has Potential to Stop Wildfires
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Winter Holiday Safety
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Kichler Lights Recall
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New Lighter and Safer Lithium Battery Design Application for Firefighters
In a bid to develop alternative designs for lithium-based batteries, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, funded by Army Research Office, have developed a promising new cathode and electrolyte system that replaces expensive metals and traditional liquid...
National Strategy for Fire Loss Prevention – Vision 20/20 Community Risk Reduction
The Vision 20/20 Project has been helping communities across the nation implement Community Risk Reduction (CRR) programs to help make communities safer. Click here for more information.
University of California, Irvine Uses Machine Learning to Predict Wildfire Size
An interdisciplinary team of scientists at the University of California, Irvine has developed a new technique for predicting the final size of a wildfire from the moment of ignition. Click here for more information.
NFPA Releases New Standard on Energy Storage Systems
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US Coast Guard Issues a Warning About Phone Chargers
The Coast Guard has issued a safety bulletin following the fire on a boat in California that killed 34 people, recommending that commercial boat operators limit unsupervised charging of cellphones and other electronic devices. Click here for more information.
Firefighter Cancer Research Through Wristbands
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First to Respond Last to Ask for Help
The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay is teaming with the advertising agency ChappellRoberts on a new initiative called “First to Respond, Last to Ask for Help.” The program, which promotes suicide awareness for Tampa Bay’s first responders, was announced during a Tuesday...
High Tech Sniffer – Fire Service Hazmat Tool
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Controversy Over Design and Safety of Dive Boats
The Conception, which burned early Monday, killing 34 people in California’, followed a common design for dive boats. Click here for more information.
Resilient Communities and the Fire Chief as Risk Reduction Integrators
Communities that are resilient may be damaged by some natural or manmade hazard event, but they recover and rise again, stronger. Click here for more information.
Red Cross Helping Victims of Fire
Disasters can strike anytime and anywhere. Those in need can’t wait, their needs are urgent. Click here for more information.
This 747 is fighting wildfires globally
The B747-400 SuperTanker is the true “Next Gen” air tanker. It joins the world's fleet of aerial firefighting tankers not only as the youngest VLAT (VERY LARGE AIR TANKER) but with almost twice the capacity of the next largest aerial tanker. Click here for more...
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