Fire Prevention Weekly Update – July 9, 2013

July 9, 2013July 9, 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
International News

Campaigns/ Other Fire Safety Activities

Lancaster City Fire Department has free smoke detector program

Campus fire safety

Fatal Fire Leads to Safe Student Housing List (Ohio)
State College apartment complex destroyed by fire

Inspections / Code enforcement

New Michigan Laws Put Fireworks Safety in the Spotlight
Why Local Fire Chiefs Think Ban on Sky Lanterns Is a Good Idea (Illinois)

Smoke Alarms

Smoke Detectors Can Save Lives
iPhone Dock Smoke Alarm Alerts You During Sleep
Stressing the Importance of Smoke Detector Maintenance (Nevada)

Sprinklers

Fire and life safety educator talks about public awareness of residential fire sprinklers
Sprinkler system does its job; prevents fire spread at Oro Valley apartment
Lafayette Fire Dept conducts sprinkler experiment
Performance of residential fire sprinklers with sloped ceilings (NFPA)

Wildland Fire Safety

Fireworks and wildfire: a flame to the tinder – Michigan State University Extension
Experts See a New Normal: A Tinderbox West, With More Huge Fires
Home Fire-Safe Checklist/Defensible Space
Wildfire and Fireworks: Reduce Your Risks
Wildfire experts call for more controlled burns

Safety tips and reminders

Ill. State Fire Marshal has tips for home safety
Keep your home and family safe in a fire (Pennsylvania)

Other Safety News

Boy, 2, dies, bringing central Pa. fire toll to 7
CHILD DROWNINGS: Officials offer strategies to prevent them
Grant to Ga. fire department pays for 4,000 smoke detectors
28 injured at Calif. fireworks after platform tips
Man helping with SC fireworks show hurt in blast
Fatal house fire possibly cause by fireworks
2 dead in Richmond blaze linked to fireworks

Fire Prevention News: International

Smoke alarms needed to be fitted in the right place, fire chief warns (UK)

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