Fire Prevention Weekly Update – January 15, 2013

January 15, 2013 ~ Jack Benton

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
Sprinkler Saves
International News

Links to Fire Prevention-related news articles – Updated 01/14/2013

Campaigns/ Other Fire Safety Activities

“Watch Your Butt” Campaign from the Springfield Fire Department (Missouri)
Chilhowie firefighters launch education campaign (Virginia)
Firefighters get word out about home sprinkler systems (Pennsylvania)
Entire community gets free smoke detectors (Missouri)
Lexington Fire Dept. working to put smoke detectors in every home (Kentucky)
Volunteers to promote fire safety in Framingham (Massachusetts)

Campus fire safety

OSU students find new homes after suspicious fire

Inspections / Code enforcement

Fire inspections reduce risks

Smoke Alarms

Special smoke detectors will aid deaf in fire (Indiana)
Brighton woman survives fire after being woken by smoke alarm
Smoke detector credited for saving a family of eight (North Carolina)

Sprinklers

UMass Amherst residence halls now protected by fire sprinklers
Lightweight construction and the need for home fire sprinklers
Md. fire deaths down 22% in 2012
Carlisle fire company plans to extinguish anti-sprinkler messages
Fully sprinklered nursing homes were a long time coming (NFPA)
Mass. housing complexes by the thousands lack sprinklers
Tragic Fire in Rockford Highlights Need for Home Fire Sprinklers

Wildland Fire Safety

Australian families win their battles against wildfires

Safety tips and reminders

Keep baby safe around space heaters (Consumer Reports)
5 Things: Fire Safety With Alternative Heating Sources
Recent house fires seen as preventable (Iowa)
Cooking fires are the most common
Sparky’s new activity that integrates fire safety education and measurement is “Measuring Up!”

Other Safety News

Year Ends with Significant Drop in State Fire Deaths (Mississippi)
Md. fire deaths down 22% in 2012
Residents Told To Take Fire Prevention Into Their Own Hands
Six-year-old boy caused Georgia fire that killed four siblings

Residential Sprinkler Saves

Sprinkler system controls condo fire (Lake Havasu City, AZ)

Fire Prevention News: International

Australia firefighters race to beat heat spike
Australian families win their battles against wildfires

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