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Back to homepageHere are six ideas for taking action on Home Fire Sprinkler Day
By nfpa@jiveon.com Source:: NFPA – Safety Information
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By nfpa@jiveon.com Unsure how to join the many safety advocates taking action during North America’s first Home Fire Sprinkler Day? Don’t fret. Whether planning a citywide event or simply alerting your social media contacts about the day, your participation will…
Read MoreRed Cross survey identifies disturbing misconceptions about home fires
By nfpa@jiveon.com Source:: NFPA – Safety Information
Read MoreRed Cross survey identifies disturbing misconceptions about home fires
By nfpa@jiveon.com Here is today’s disturbing fact: forty percent of people recently surveyed believe they are more likely to win the lottery or get struck by lightning than experience a home fire. This finding was one of many underscored by…
Read MoreArkansas Fire Marshals Host Second Fire Safety Summit
By nfpa@jiveon.com April showers brought more than May flowers in Arkansas this month. Over 60 fire marshals from across Arkansas attended the second Fire Safety Summit hosted in Jacksonville, AR. With a high rate of fire deaths in this rural…
Read MoreDownload the proclamation for Home Fire Sprinkler Day and have your city acknowledge this event
By nfpa@jiveon.com NFPA’s Fire Sprinkler Initiative and the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition have created a proclamation declaring Saturday, May 19 Home Fire Sprinkler Day. Have your city or town’s official sign the proclamation to acknowledging the Source:: NFPA – Fire…
Read MoreFirefighters in Michigan install carbon monoxide alarms for residents
By nfpa@jiveon.com Saginaw firefighters are working to make the city safer, one home at a time. According to television station ABC12, FEMA recently awarded the fire department a grant to purchase 1,300 carbon monoxide (CO) alarms. Firefighters have been installing…
Read MoreFollowing fire at Trump Tower, safety advocate reinforces need for fire sprinklers in all settings
By nfpa@jiveon.com Photo: Twitter Tragedy has once again placed a national spotlight on fire sprinklers. A recent fire at New York City’s Trump Tower claimed the life of 67-year-old Todd Brassner and injured six firefighters, reports ABC Source:: NFPA –…
Read MoreFire starts in home with no working smoke alarms, family dog credited with coming to the rescue
By nfpa@jiveon.com The Boulder County Sheriff’s office in Colorado is crediting “Sam,” a 14-year-old dachshund, with saving a family from what could have been a tragedy. Problems started for the family on a recent evening when the power shut off…
Read MoreResident whose sister died in home fire becomes fire sprinkler advocate
By nfpa@jiveon.com Phil Egan begins his commentary for the North Bay Nipissing News with this heartbreaking line: “On the cold, winter night that my 24-year-old sister Frances lay down to sleep, she never realized she had spent her last day…
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