| Fairfax County, Virginia Woman Sets Commercial Building Fires
1/16/2012 7:40:28 AM Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department fire investigators charged an adult female, Thursday, January 12, 2012, with intentionally setting multiple fires in a commercial building in the McLean area of Fairfax County, Virginia. |
| Fire Danger Elevated to “Very High” on the National Forest
1/13/2012 12:00:41 PM Fire Danger increases with the unseasonable warmer, drier weather along with persistent Santa Ana wind conditions. |
| Water Heater Malfunction Causes Memphis House Blaze, Displaces 5
1/13/2012 11:57:08 AM The Memphis Fire Department responded to a report of a house fire at 4556 Plato Avenue, Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 2:23 p.m. |
| Red Flag Warnings Issued in Southern California
1/13/2012 8:07:19 AM Gusts have reached up to 60+ mph in Southern California. Warm air and low humidity has prompted the NWS to issue Red Flag Fire Warnings. |
| Unattended Candle Starts Bedroom Fire in Las Vegas, 1 Pet Perishes
1/13/2012 8:02:27 AM Fire investigators ruled a house fire accidental on January 12, 2012, the result of a candle left burning unattended in a bedroom. |
 | Man Trapped in Mud Rescued by Firefighters in Clinton
1/13/2012 7:58:36 AM Prince George’s County Firefighter/Medics and the Departments Technical Rescue Team rescued a worker that was trapped in mud up to his waist. |
| 2nd Juvenile Arrested for Allegedly Starting Fire at Moreno Valley School
1/13/2012 7:56:57 AM CAL FIRE Investigators arrested a second suspect for allegedly burglarizing and setting fire to a classroom at the Creekside Elementary School on January 8th, 2012. |
| Las Vegas Apartment Fire Appears Accidental
1/13/2012 7:55:46 AM Las Vegas firefighters responded to the Suncrest Apartments, 2200 Sunrise Ave (Eastern/Fremont) at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 and found fire heavy flames coming out the front window of one apartment in the 1-story wood frame/stucco apartment building. |
| Application Procedures Announced for the 2012 Harvard Fire Executive Fellowship Program
1/11/2012 11:01:47 AM Application procedures have been announced for the 2012 Harvard Fire Executive Fellowship Program. The program is once again sponsored through a partnership between the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), /International Fire Service Training Association/Fire Protection Publications (IFSTA/FPP), the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA). |
| Response to Carbon Monoxide Emergency Teaches Valuable Safety Lesson in New York
1/11/2012 10:56:13 AM FDNY members responded to a carbon monoxide (CO) emergency on Vyse Avenue in the Bronx on Jan. 10, 2012. |