- 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 12/10/2012
Campaigns/ Other Fire Safety Activities
- Project Wildfire: A Community Approach to Surviving Wildfires
- Texas Fire Marshall Touts Success of Sprinkler Systems in Apartment Complexes
- Cal Fire offers tips for safely disposing of ash
- Firefighters spread festive fire safety message (UK)
- Scranton Firefighters Install Free Smoke Alarms (Pennsylvania)
Campus fire safety
- UMass Completes $27M Dorm Sprinkler Project (Sprinkler Firewatch)
- Fire sprinkler safety installed in all of UMASS Amherst’s residence halls
- Fires Campus Fire Safety Documentary Now Available for Download
Inspections / Code enforcement
Smoke Alarms
Sprinklers
- Some Condo Boards Leery Of Marketing Push For Indoor Sprinklers (Illinois)
- Texas Fire Marshall Touts Success of Sprinkler Systems in Apartment Complexes
- Sprinkler requirement raises questions for fire department (Arizona)
Wildland Fire Safety
- Project Wildfire: A Community Approach to Surviving Wildfires
- State Officials Urge Outdoor Fire Safety (Florida)
- New research will help protect communities from wildland fires
Safety tips and reminders
- Christmas trees, real or artificial, are a fire hazard (Michigan)
- Fire safety a concern with Christmas trees
- Don’t Let Fire Ruin Your Christmas Celebration: See How Electric Lights Can Spark a Blaze (Illinois)
- GA Fire Safety Commissioner Offers Safety Tips on Carbon Monoxide
- Ohio fire marshal urges safe holiday decorating
- CAL FIRE Reminds Everyone the Upcoming Winter Weather Increases Heating-Related Fires
- Okla. Insurance Commissioner warns of winter fires
- Avoid firefighters’ boots on your roof this holiday season (California)
Other Safety News
- Candle Fires Drop to Lowest Level in Decade; Industry Safety Standards, Consumer Education Take Effect
- U.S. volunteer teaches fire safety in Peru’s Amazon jungle
- Deadly Winecoff Hotel fire led to improved safety
Smoke Alarm Saves
- 3-year-old rescued in Independence house fire (Missouri)
- Family escapes house fire in Ozark thanks to working smoke detector
Residential Sprinkler Saves
Fire Prevention News: International
- World over, smart interiors key to fire-fighting in skyscrapers (India)
- Firefighters spread festive fire safety message (UK)
- Four out of ten homes didn’t have smoke alarm (UK)