A SAFER grant can help you hire new firefighters or convert personnel to full-time.
Topical Fire Report Series
Cooking is the leading cause of home fires and injuries. This report addresses the characteristics of home cooking fires from 2014 to 2016.
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Topical fire report series
Winter home fires make up a large portion of overall residential fire casualties. This report addresses the characteristics of winter home fires during the months of January, February and March from 2014 to 2016.
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The application period for our first semester (Oct. 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020) courses will open from April 15 to June 15, 2019.
Here’s how to apply for courses and get a Student Identification Number.
888‑382‑3827 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Eastern time
InfoGram
Learn what "space weather" is and how it can impact services like communications, the power grid and other critical infrastructures during an emergency.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Public Assistance grant program helps emergency service organizations with funding to repair and rebuild facilities after a disaster.
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Regular physicals and health screenings are critical to finding out your risk for heart attack and stroke.
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New study explores firefighter attitudes, norms and perceived barriers to field decontamination processes.
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This report addresses the characteristics of home electrical fires from 2014 to 2016. Issues examined include how electrical fires start, fire spread, area of fire origin, and what ignites first.
Fire safety outreach
Statistics
There are dozens of ways you can use Fire Is Everyone’s Fight to help teach people in your city or town to be safe from fire. Join the fight for a few ideas to get you started.
Down 31 percent compared to fatalities reported from Jan. 1 – Feb. 16, 2018.
62 home fire fatalities were reported by the U.S. news media for Feb. 10-16, 2019.
Older adults (65 and over) represent 27 percent of all fatalities.
New York leads the nation in reported fatalities with 28.
Share this video with your community to show residents how to increase the chance of surviving a home fire by more than 82 percent and decreasing fire damage by up to 97 percent.
