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
By Karen Voyles Staff Writer About 1,500 Alachua County homeowners will soon be getting a letter from a company hired to determine how people view the risks posed by wildfires.The Alachua County Department of Public Safety and International Association of Fire Chiefs have contracted with Cornerstone Strategies Inc. to conduct the study of residents' opinions and...  
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DIAMOND BAR, Calif., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U-Haul Companies of Los Angeles-- East, Orange County and San Bernardino are offering 30 days of free storage to California residents who have been evacuated or need to move their belongings away from areas affected by wildfires.  
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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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Rancho Bernardo author Nancy Canfield did what came natural to her after surviving the 2007 wildfires that devastated her community. She wrote about it. Canfield's short story about evacuating in the middle of the night and spending three days at Qualcomm Stadium with her family is featured in the latest installment of the popular “Chicken Soup for the Soul” book series.  
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Dry, windy conditions typically seen in late spring may have contributed to a 10-acre wildfire that threatened dozens of homes and required firefighters from three different agencies to battle the blaze in New Smyrna Beach. AT THE SCENE: Crews Battle 3-Alarm Wildfire VIDEO REPORT: Dry Conditions Fuel Fires  
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The Yuma County Board of Supervisors is expected to vote Monday on awarding a bid to plan for wildfires.The move could put local emergency responders in a better position to receive grants, said the county administrator.County Administrator Robert...  
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A plan to manage future wildfires in Yuma County will help emergency responders better prepare as well as become eligible for additional grants and award money, county officials say.Developing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan was awarded to...  
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Prosecutors in California are charging a suspected arsonist with the murder of five people who died of heart attacks during a 2003 wildfire, in a move that could signal a tough new standard for arson cases in a region held hostage by fires.  
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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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