California should expedite rules that could have helped mitigate L.A. fires, lawmakers say
Lawmakers are calling on the state to expedite rules for ember-resistant defensible space zones around homes that some ...
Gig Harbor dock fire may be linked to diesel fuel heater, early investigation says
Robert Wiles and Angie Hodgeboom, another Gig Harbor resident, are both friends of Gerry Gross and ran down to the dock when they saw flames on Saturday. Hodgeboom’s husband also owns two commercial ...
La Jolla, Mission Valley and Rancho Bernardo fires started in homeless encampments
Three fires that broke out in San Diego last week started from homeless encampments, the San Diego Metro Arson Strike Team ...
Victim of deadly Deering fire identified
Richard Berger, 72, died Saturday evening in a house fire in Deering, the state's chief medical examiner said Tuesday. Berger's cause of death has not been released and the state fire marshal is still ...
15-Year-Old Girl Saves Classmate From Fire but Says ‘I Really Should’ve Done More’ After 3 Others Died in the Blaze
Three people died and three other children were hospitalized following a fire in Key West on Thursday, Jan. 23, according to ...
Understanding carbon monoxide risks and proper winter home heating safety
Winter brings cold arctic air to Illinois and as residents turn up their thermostats to stay warm the risk of a home heating fire or Carbon Monoxide incident increases. The Office of the Illinois ...
California firefighters make progress on Hughes Fire in Castaic; maps show areas under evacuation
The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with ...
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Fire breaks out in Positron Laboratory
A fire broke out on campus at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) and prompted immediate evacuation and disbursement of the fire investigator and Hazardous Materials Team to investigate the ...
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Illinois quick hits: Pawn shop owners charged; Rockford 'hottest' housing market
The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal encourages residents to have their furnaces checked, change furnace filters, and make sure carbon monoxide and smoke alarms are functioning properly. An ...
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2 dead in Queen Anne’s Co. mobile home fire
(Courtesy Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal) Two people are dead in ... Please check your smoke alarms, have an exit plan and practice it, and get out, stay out.” Get breaking news ...
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Over 300,000 smoke alarms recalled; here’s why
(WHTM) — The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the recall of more than 300,000 smoke alarms due to failure to alert consumers to a fire. According to the CPSC, approximately ...
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Seven vehicles damaged in fire at Maryland Hyundai dealership
The Maryland fire marshal's office is investigating the cause of an accidental vehicle fire at Massey Hyundai on Wednesday that, with the aid of wind, spread to six other vehicles, Deputy State ...