Four-part series on residential fires underscores safety shortfalls
By nfpa@jiveon.com “People are at risk of a fire anywhere they live, work, or recreate. But residential fires have accounted for almost all of the loss of life in our community,” Las Vegas Deputy Fire Chief and Fire Marshal Robert Nolan told the Las Vegas
Source:: NFPA – Fire Sprinkler Initiative
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