Design recommendations for new and renovated facilities to achieve a safe and healthy work environment.
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Safety Stand Down Week highlights critical safety, health and survival issues for the fire and emergency services. This year's theme is “Be Aware — Get Checked.”
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This guide contains recommended approaches to manage organizational, operational and community risk.
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The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation has a new training module that can help firefighters operate when an automatic fire sprinkler and/or fire alarm system is present at an incident scene.
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This article updates the status of H.R.931 Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018 to link cancer to firefighter occupational hazards and highlight the impact on families and communities.
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Recent federal tax reform legislation includes incentives that make it more affordable for small business owners to install fire sprinklers.
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This report addresses the characteristics of fatal fires in residential buildings from 2014 to 2016. Issues examined include fire spread, factors contributing to ignition, human factors contributing to ignition, and alerting/suppression systems.
From 2014 to 2016, an estimated 1,800 fatal fires in residential buildings occurred each year and resulted in an average of 2,700 deaths, 600 injuries and $173 million in property loss.
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Pictographs can help overcome literacy barriers by communicating fire safety messages with pictures.
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Up 23 percent compared to fatalities reported from Jan. 1 – June 16, 2017.
37 home fire fatalities were reported by the U.S. news media for June 10-16, 2018.
Older adults (65 and over) represent 26 percent of all fatalities.
Pennsylvania leads the nation in reported fatalities with 85.
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.
