- Campaigns / Other Fire Prevention Efforts
- Campus Fire Safety
- Inspections/Code enforcement
- Smoke Alarms
- Sprinklers
- Wildland Fire Safety
- Fire safety tips and reminders
- Other Safety News
- Smoke Alarm Saves
- Sprinkler Saves
- International News
Links to Fire Prevention-related news articles – Updated 11/05/2012
Campaigns/ Other Fire Safety Activities
- Charred clocks bring an emotional reminder that it’s Time to Test (UK)
- P.G. chief helps launch national fire safety campaign (Maryland)
- Survey Reveals Millions of American Homeowners Are Unaware of Fire Safety (PR Newswire)
Campus fire safety
- – Nothing to report.
Inspections / Code enforcement
- Fatal fire prompts city to consider new boarding home ordinance (Texas)
- Fire code issues abound at Gary schools (Indiana)
- New state laws make carbon monoxide detectors mandatory (Washington)
- Report: Fire inspections lax at Providence schools (Rhode Island)
Smoke Alarms
- As Daylight Saving Time ends, fire safety warnings begin (California)
- Fall back and check your smoke detectors
- No smoke detectors in deadly Milwaukee fire
Sprinklers
- Vernon Hills becomes 82nd community in Illinois to require fire sprinklers in all new homes (Illinois)
- HFSC’s Peg Paul talks about personal experience with fire sprinklers
Wildland Fire Safety
- What’s your wildfire IQ? (NFPA)
- New exhibit at garden focuses on exterior fire safety protection (Oregon)
- More than 1.1 million acres burned in Montana in 2012 (Montana)
Safety tips and reminders
- Fire Escape Plans, Smoke Alarms Help Save Lives (Michigan)
- Risk of Fires Increase When Temperatures Drop (Tennessee)
- CPSC, FEMA, and USFA Warn About Deadly Dangers After Hurricane Sandy Passes
- It’s time to check your smoke detectors (Idaho)
Other Safety News
- NBC2 Investigators: Fire and synthetics (Florida)
- UL Converts Exclusive Fire Research into Online Training to Help Educate and Safeguard Fire Service Personnel
- Mobile Fire Safety center allows safe fire education
- Take safety precautions with you wherever you go
- Two weekend fires started by cooking negligence (Texas)
Smoke Alarm Saves
- Smoke Detectors Credited With Saving Tenn. Family
- Smoke alarm saves couple (Pennsylvania)
- Topeka home smoke detectors saved the lives of the residents (Kansas)
Residential Sprinkler Saves
- Apartment fire contained by sprinkler system (Tampa, FL)
- Sprinkler system extinguishes a 12th floor apartment fire (Flint, MI)
- Sprinklers extinguish burning couch at University of Arizona dorm (Tucson, AZ)
- Fire in a public housing apartment contained by sprinkler system (Jackson, TN)
Fire Prevention News: International