Fire Prevention

Fire Prevention

The Fire Prevention Wikizine provides educational information, articles and resources on fire prevention in and outside of the home and workplace. This Wikizine is written and sponsored by Smokey Signal, an authorized distributor of... [more]

The Fire Prevention Wikizine provides educational information, articles and resources on fire prevention in and outside of the home and workplace. This Wikizine is written and sponsored by Smokey Signal, an authorized distributor of smokey bear and fire safety and fire prevention merchandise.

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Fire Prevention Protect Your Home From Wildfire Wildfire can be devastating, causing loss of home and lives. If you live in a zone that expects wildfire, or near an area where a fire breaks out, there are several tips you can use to help save your home. A wildfire is generally an uncontrolled forest fire. One that has gotten out of hand and burning near residential areas. There are several measures you can take as a homeowner to help protect your property. One of the best ways to achieve this is to create a fire safe zone around your home. You will want to ... Read Full Story
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Fire Prevention & Education House fires are responsible for 80 percent of all deaths which happen in the home in the United States. As a matter of fact, in 2003 there were almost 4000 home fire related deaths. This is simply too many deaths to ignore. Especially when the steps you can take to prevent house fires are so easy to enact. By simply using smoke detectors and keeping fire extinguishers strategically placed throughout your home, you can dramatically decrease your chance of fire. Keep an escape route memorized, and always be careful with trouble spots such as fireplaces, furnaces, space heaters, clothes dryers, ... Read Full Story
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Despite a variety of dramatic actions by the federal government, our nation’s economic troubles may be with us for a little while longer. Recent reports show that for April of 2008, an increasing number of businesses in the United States filed for bankruptcy. That month saw 5,000 bankruptcies, the greatest number since 2005, when the latest bankruptcy laws were enacted. The bottom line? It’s not just huge corporations that are considering bankruptcy, but a growing number of small businesses, as well. Johnson, Morgan & White has had repeated success in elevating our clients position amongst creditors seeking compensation from companies in various phases of ... Read Full Story
Many along the Grand Strand are getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving this week. Some residents at Barefoot Resort in North Myrtle Beach are also gearing up to celebrate their first big holiday after the April wildfires damaged many homes and destroyed many others.  
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Los Angeles Public Relations NewsFirefighters make progress against socal wildfireSacramento BeeAP ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Firefighters say they are making good progress against a wind-driven wildfire that is burning in the hills of Orange County. Orange County Fire Authority spokeswoman Lynnette Round says firefighters are beginning to get a line ...Firefighters make progress against Calif. wildfireThe Associated PressAnaheim Hills fire burns more...  
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NDP forestry critic Norm MacDonald has asked Auditor General John Doyle to examine the B.C. Liberal government's progress in implementing the 2004 Filmon report recommendations on preparing for wildfires.The Liberal government commissioned the Filmon report - headed by former Manitoba premier Gary Filmon - following the severe fires in the Okanagan in 2003, then agreed to implement all its recommendations.Filmon made 42 recommendations...  
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L'ANSE - The numbers in Baraga County continue to be frightful. This time though, unemployment isn't at the forefront - wildfires are. With the help of Mike Jensen, Michigan State University extension director for Baraga County, a plan is being formed. Jensen said that a recent study showed that 92.  
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WASHINGTON, DC -- (Marketwire) -- 11/02/09 -- President Obama this weekend signed legislation that will bring a degree of relief to the nation's forests by helping federal agencies solve several of the top problems caused by the skyrocketing costs of wildfire suppression. The measure establishes a new approach to budgeting for costly wildfires, which continually drain the budgets of the Forest Service and Department of the Interior and lead to...  
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(10-30) 22:19 PDT San Diego, CA (AP) -- San Diego Gas & Electric and Cox Communications have agreed to pay $17 million to settle claims by state investigators that poor maintenance led to three huge wildfires in 2007. The settlement,... Sponsored Topics: San Diego - Cox Communications - Associated Press - United States - California  
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CNN InternationalOne possible wildfire culprit: Cal FireSan Francisco ChronicleResident Joe Waddle said he had lost two storage sheds full of belongings and that the trailer belonged to his brother, who was too upset to talk about it. ...1200 called to fight fire near Santa CruzSan Francisco Chronicleall 856 news articles »  
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