 | NFPA Announces Sparky the Fire Dog Picture Book
9/15/2011 2:01:21 PM The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) announced on September 13, 2011 that it has teamed up with Emmy-award winning and best-selling author Don Hoffman and illustrator Todd Dakins to create Sparky the Fire Dog®, a picture book to be released on October 1, 2011, in celebration of the NFPA mascot’s 60th birthday. |
| Free Webinars from Vision 20/20: Model Measures for Fire Prevention
9/15/2011 1:57:48 PM Vision 20/20 is offering a series of five free webinars that will look at Model Measures for Fire Prevention, hosted by the International Association of Fire Chiefs, starting on Tuesday, September 20. |
| Florida Forest Service to Conduct Prescribed Burn at Balm Road Scrub Nature Preserve
9/13/2011 2:40:26 PM The Florida Forest Service (formerly known as the FL Division of Forestry), in cooperation with the Hillsborough County Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department, is conducting a prescribed burn today, Tuesday, Sept. 13 at Balm Road Scrub Nature Preserve, 15299 McGrady Road in Wimauma.
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| National Preparedness Month: All-Ways Fire Safe at Home
9/12/2011 7:16:20 PM September is National Preparedness Month (NPM), a time to encourage Americans to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in their homes, business, and communities. |
| Wildfire Season Heats Up in Montana
9/10/2011 3:59:35 PM As students go back to school, wildfire season reaches its peak in Montana. |
| NFPA Journal Highlights Post 9-11 Fire & Life Safety Improvements
9/10/2011 3:57:53 PM The September/October 2011 issue of NFPA Journal®, the official magazine of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), features a special 10th anniversary report of 9/11 detailing how the tragedy led to improvements in city infrastructure and NFPA codes relating to first responder safety, high-rise building safety, and emergency preparedness. |
| USFA Releases Civilian Fire Fatalities in Residential Buildings Report
9/10/2011 3:48:08 PM The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) issued a special report today examining the characteristics of civilian fire fatalities in residential buildings. |
 | Firework Sparked Blaze Scorches Ten Acres in Sun Valley
9/7/2011 4:14:57 PM Los Angeles area firefighters responded by ground and air to protect homes from damage, as a fast moving wildfire scorched nearly ten acres of a Sun Valley hillside on Labor Day. |
| Madison Fire Investigators ID Cooking as Cause of Carling Dr. Fire
9/2/2011 11:22:33 AM City of Madison Fire Investigators say a fire on the morning of August 1, 2011 at 2321 Carling Dr. was likely the result of careless cooking. |
 | Controlled Burn Scheduled at Powell Butte Nature Park in Oregon
9/2/2011 11:19:53 AM With weather permitting on Tuesday, September 6, 2011, Portland Fire & Rescue (PF&R) and Gresham Fire & Emergency Services (GF&ES) will be conducting a controlled burn of two grassland areas in the southeast section of Powell Butte Nature Park. |
