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Firefighters23

• Four platoons of firefighters located in 42 fire stations across Calgary provide a range of emergency and non-emergency services. (calgary.ca)
• Firefighters from both the Gladwyne and Lower Merion Fire Departments arrived on the scene shortly before 9PM ET on Tuesday. (theverge.com)
• The firefighters, who had been trained on how to respond to battery fires involving Tesla vehicles, "laid a 5 inch supply line into the scene so that we could keep a continual water stream on the fire to extinguish the fire and cool the batteries down to ensure complete extinguishment," according to a statement from the Gladwyne Fire Department. (theverge.com)
• With longer fire seasons and bigger blazes, women firefighters say it's an 'all hands on deck' situation. (crosscut.com)
• Firefighters and deputies were called to the 1600 block of Via Elisa just before 3 p.m. Wednesday after the fire broke out at the home. (10news.com)
• AP) - A fire in downtown Columbus destroyed a commercial building containing offices and a photo studio and left three firefighters with minor injuries early Sunday. (ap.org)
• BALTIMORE (AP) - Baltimore's fire chief resigned Friday, the same day as the release of a report that reviewed the department's response to a January vacant rowhouse fire that left three firefighters dead. (ap.org)
• Firefighters first received a call at about 5 a.m. Thursday about a fire that broke out inside the. (ap.org)
• The fire started early in the morning on July 16, and firefighters put it out in about an hour. (kqed.org)
• Firefighters from Oklahoma City and Deer Creek battled a large grass fire near the Lone Oak housing addition near near N.W. 164th and Meridian. (kjrh.com)
• OKLAHOMA CITY - Firefighters battled a grass fire that steadily climbed towards a housing addition Tuesday afternoon. (kjrh.com)
• Benny Fulkerson, with the Oklahoma City Fire Department, says strong winds can make it problematic for firefighters, but say the winds are not nearly as volatile as Monday's weather. (kjrh.com)
• [1] Despite strong Santa Ana winds picking up again across Southern California and near the Lilac Fire, the winds failed to materialize around the Lilac Fire's burn area, which allowed firefighters to make significant progress on containing the fire. (wikipedia.org)
• Ranger Flea Market Fire DWIGHT [email protected], July 18, 2012 3:39 PM CDTSCOTT WALLACE/[email protected] volunteer firefighters spray water down on a fire that destroyed an auction house and a specialty lumber business Wednesday at the Ranger Flea Market. (google.com)
• Firefighters from Skowhegan, Canaan and Madison, as well as Skowhegan and state police, responded to a report of a fire Friday night at this residence off North Avenue in Skowhegan. (pressherald.com)
• Firefighters from Skowhegan, Canaan and Madison work at the scene of a mobile home fire Friday on North Avenue in Skowhegan. (pressherald.com)
• While fiber release during and after unintentional fires is unavoidable, asbestos emissions during training fires is unlawful and needlessly exposes firefighters and the public. (iowadnr.gov)
• SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 17: San Jose Fire Department firefighters remove the siding on an apartment house at the corner of North 5th Street and East St. John Street in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. (mercurynews.com)
• Firefighters responded to a reports of a fire at 10:04 p.m. Sunday and arrived to find flames on the second story of a Victorian home on the 30 block of South 13th Street, located near San Jose State university, officials said in a 11:27 p.m. tweet. (mercurynews.com)
• Installing a fire sprinkler system is a practical way to keep people and firefighters safe from the risks of fires. (cdc.gov)
• The lack of a fire sprinkler system has contributed to firefighters' deaths. (cdc.gov)
• Firefighters are better protected when there is a fire sprinkler system in place to control the fire spread. (cdc.gov)
• Controlling fire spread allows firefighters to better perform their jobs safely because the fire is less aggressive. (cdc.gov)

NIOSH4

• 2) identify completed investigations with links to final NIOSH reports, and (3) provide interactive map, tabular statistics, and case listing access to data on all U.S. fire fighter on-duty deaths. (cdc.gov)
• Although the victim received was conducted by a Safety and Occupational Health immediate attention from fire fighters and medics in Specialist and the Team Leader from the NIOSH the area, the victim was transported to the local Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention hospital where he was pronounced dead, about 40 Program. (cdc.gov)
• NIOSH investigators of the fire department including the Fire Chief and concluded that, to minimize similar occurrences, fire Chief of Training. (cdc.gov)
• 1 The NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program notes that functioning fire sprinkler systems can decrease the effect of a fire by reducing fire spread and in some instances, extinguishing a fire. (cdc.gov)

20222

• On 1 September 2022, the National Council for Fire and Emergency Services launched the Australian Fire Danger Rating System. (bom.gov.au)
• The City of New York has developed a list of resources for those who were affected by the five-alarm fire on East 181 Street in the Bronx, that occurred January 9, 2022. (nyc.gov)

Catastrophic3

• This new system uses 4 simple ratings: moderate, high, extreme, catastrophic, to classify fire danger at fire weather districts across Australia. (bom.gov.au)
• Better management of dry rangelands east of the Cascades is key to slowing catastrophic fires. (crosscut.com)
• The effects of the catastrophic fires have been so far-reaching that allowing further loss of habitat and impact on native species would be unconscionable. (people.com)

Prevent fires2

• Cut down the burning time of cigarettes and you can prevent fires. (consumeraffairs.com)
• Carlos Rittl, the executive secretary of the Brazilian Climate Observatory, a coalition of civil society organizations, blames the government for failing to prevent fires. (cnn.com)

World's2

• And as a major source of black carbon-a sunlight-absorbing pollutant-the world's billions of household fires are also thought to be accelerating the effects of climate change, speeding the disruption of monsoon cycles and the melting of glaciers. (nationalgeographic.com)
• A Brazilian sanctuary, home to 15% of the world's population of blue macaws, has been consumed by fires - and there are fears for the well-being of the rare birds. (cnn.com)

Deaths21

• Help us reduce home fire-related deaths and injuries by installing 2.5 million smoke alarms and more. (redcross.org)
• Furthermore, 1 in every 5 home fire deaths and half of all fires caused by home heating occur between December and February. (redcross.org)
• Cigarettes are a big risk too - they are the leading cause of fire deaths. (medlineplus.gov)
• USFA fire fighter fatality data include on-duty deaths of paid and volunteer fire fighters, local and municipal fire fighters, government fire personnel, prison inmates on firefighting crews, and civilian and military personnel assigned to fire suppression activities. (cdc.gov)
• With the December 2003 passage of the Hometown Heroes Survivor Benefits Act , fire fighter heart attack and stroke related deaths that occurred within 24 hours of qualifying on-duty activities have been included as on-duty deaths. (cdc.gov)
• NIOSH's Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation & Prevention Program conducts investigations of select work-related fire fighter deaths. (cdc.gov)
• In an interactive map format, this site identifies fire fighter deaths that have "pending" or "completed" investigations. (cdc.gov)
• Fatality data from the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) are shown in the interactive map for the investigated deaths as well as all other fire fighter deaths. (cdc.gov)
• During 1991, residential fires were the second leading cause of injury deaths (after motor-vehicle-related injuries) among children aged 1-9 years (1) and the sixth leading cause of such deaths among persons aged greater than or equal to 65 years. (cdc.gov)
• Deaths from residential fires were identified using International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, external cause of injury codes E890-E899 and place of occurrence noted as residence on the death certificate. (cdc.gov)
• Information about the causes of fire-associated deaths was obtained from NFIRS, maintained by the U.S. Fire Administration, which gathers detailed reports of a sample of fire-associated deaths collected from approximately 13,500 fire departments in 41 states (2). (cdc.gov)
• NFIRS estimates of deaths associated with residential fires for children aged less than 5 years were based on 279 deaths, and for adults aged greater than 70 years, 368 deaths. (cdc.gov)
• Data from the 1990 NFIRS were used to estimate the numbers of fires and deaths associated with selected causes of residential fires during January, February, March, and December (2). (cdc.gov)
• During these months in 1990, residential electrical-distribution fires were associated with an estimated 40,000 fires and 266 deaths Table 1 . (cdc.gov)
• the ratio of deaths to fires was 1:21. (cdc.gov)
• The increased occurrence of fire-related deaths during winter months reflects the seasonal use of portable heaters, fireplaces and chimneys, and Christmas trees (2). (cdc.gov)
• The purpose of the program is to determine factors that cause or contribute to fire fighter deaths suffered in the line of duty. (cdc.gov)
• They're the leading cause of fatal fires in the U.S., causing one of every four fire deaths, and while the overall incidence of house fires is falling, the number of fires started by cigarettes is rising. (consumeraffairs.com)
• In 1999, smoking-material fires increased 19 percent over the previous year to 167,700, resulting in 807 civilian deaths, 2,193 civilian injuries, and $559.1 million in direct property damage. (consumeraffairs.com)
• The effort to prevent deaths from cigarette-caused fires has a long history. (consumeraffairs.com)
• 1 Additionally, most structure fires and fire deaths occurred in homes, but only 7% of all home fires had sprinklers. (cdc.gov)

Missiles2

• Russia has successfully test-fired two new Bulava intercontinental missiles, which have experienced several failures in the past. (rferl.org)
• The Defense Ministry said the missiles were fired on December 23 from a submarine in the Arctic White Sea and hit their target on Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's Far East. (rferl.org)

20194

• On March 17, 2019, a tank in a pod of 15 storage tanks containing naphtha caught fire. (cdc.gov)
• In the year ending June 2019, 215 people lost their lives due to a fire at home. (campaign.gov.uk)
• Fire sprinkler systems were effective at controlling the fire in 97% of home fires between 2015-2019. (cdc.gov)
• Fire departments responded to an average of 51,000 structure fires per year from 2015-2019. (cdc.gov)

Combustion2

• In ventilated tunnel fires, smoke and hot combustion products may form a layer near the ceiling and flow in the direction opposite to the ventilation stream. (cdc.gov)
• There's no evidence that electric vehicles catch fire at a rate that's any different from internal combustion cars, but the topic has received increased scrutiny as more EVs hit the road. (theverge.com)

Occur4

• A mine fire can occur statistics also include the Willow Creek Mine at anytime and often results in a partial or total fire and explosion). (cdc.gov)
• Most residential fires occur during December through March -- a period of colder weather and longer darkness. (cdc.gov)
• If more than two training fires occur, no roofing materials can be burned. (iowadnr.gov)
• Man-made or technological incidents more competent in handling all forms of occur due to human activities including emergencies received within the hospital and terrorist bombings, motor or road traffic performed their roles in a more coordinated accidents, fires, plane crashes, boat accidents, manner, acted fast and each member of the and aflatoxin poisoning. (who.int)

Search2

• The Fire Fighter Fatality counter will display the number of fatalities meeting the specific search criteria selected. (cdc.gov)
• Results of search for 'su:{Fires. (who.int)

20212

• The Loudoun County School Board voted unanimously during a closed session to fire Superintendent Scott Ziegler, effective immediately, only a day after a scathing special grand jury report on the school system's handling of two in-school sexual assaults by the same student in 2021. (wtop.com)
• The Loudoun County School Board voted unanimously during a closed session to fire Superintendent Scott Ziegler, effective immediately, one day after a special grand jury report criticized the school system's response to two in-school sexual assaults by the same student in 2021. (wtop.com)

Wildfire1

• Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS) provides robust data on fire regime and fire effects data from national to global scales. (fao.org)

News1

• Tuesday was deemed the deadliest day of the fire crisis so far, which has claimed the lives of at least 17 humans and an estimated 480 million total mammals, birds and reptiles since September, news.com.au reports. (people.com)

Extinguishers4

• You should also have fire extinguishers on every floor and in your kitchen. (medlineplus.gov)
• Water fire extinguishers - commonplace and best suited for wood, plastic, textile, paper and other solid material fires. (nottingham.ac.uk)
• Cream/foam extinguishers not suited for chip or fat pan fires but effective on burning liquids and solids. (nottingham.ac.uk)
• Safety precautions are equally pertinent, requiring the installation of fire extinguishers all around the camp. (who.int)

California9

• According to the daily report from the National Interagency Fire Center, hundreds of thousands of acres were affected by fires in California. (nasa.gov)
• “Dry†thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. (nasa.gov)
• In Northern California, fires continued to burn in August. (nasa.gov)
• BERKELEY, Calif. (KRON) - A fire was been reported at the Beverly Cleary building on the University of California Berkeley's campus Wednesday evening, according to a notification from the college. (kron4.com)
• RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - A Virginia sheriff's deputy posed as a 17-year-old boy online and asked a teenage California girl for nude photos before he drove across the country and killed her mother and grandparents and set fire to their home, authorities said Wednesday. (ap.org)
• Location of the fire in California. (wikipedia.org)
• The Lilac Fire was a fire that burned in northern San Diego County , California, United States, and the second-costliest one of multiple wildfires that erupted in Southern California in December 2017. (wikipedia.org)
• Specialists in steep, remote settings, they are deployed all over the country-to Alaska, to California, to Florida, to New Mexico, wherever is burning-to combat the most intense, hardest-to-reach parts of fires. (esquire.com)
• One fire in northern California ripped through old-growth redwoods across the entirety of Big Basin Redwoods State Park. (esquire.com)

Fatal2

• NFPA's analysis sheds light on how cigarettes lead to fatal fires. (consumeraffairs.com)
• Fires can be devastating and fatal, but they do not have to be. (cdc.gov)

20232

• Memory Loss, Confusion in a 51-Year-Old Fired From Her Job - Medscape - Mar 02, 2023. (medscape.com)
• 7 February 2023 - Over 450 refugee families in Sudan faced a harrowing evening on 17 January, 2023, when their Al Takamol camp was engulfed by fire, leading to one death, several injuries with burns and fractures, and the destruction of their belongings, among other vital damage. (who.int)

Investigation7

• Both those updates were sent after a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation into multiple fires. (theverge.com)
• The cause of the fire has not been determined, but the investigation was ongoing late Wednesday. (10news.com)
• The blaze, however, revealed "suspicious contents" in the garage, and an investigation uncovered the marijuana, and police say the person on scene had been in the process of extracting the THC when the fire was sparked, according to ABC7 . (laist.com)
• The fire is under investigation. (kron4.com)
• Them using these hydrocarbon hose lines to steam the process out is normal standard practice throughout the refinery -- and refineries," said Eric Govan, an inspector with the Richmond Fire Department who is doing a separate investigation of the fire. (kqed.org)
• The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is also conducting an investigation, to ensure that the fire was not caused by any missed maintenance. (kqed.org)
• The cause was not immediately known, and the fire remains under investigation, Allread said. (mercurynews.com)

Guidelines for vegetation fire events1

• Health guidelines for vegetation fire events [guideline document]. (who.int)

20204

• El cambio climático está causando incendios forestales récord en toda la Costa Oeste: en Washington, la temporada de incendios forestales de 2020 fue la peor jamás registrada. (crosscut.com)
• Climate change is leading to record-breaking wildfires across the West Coast: In Washington, the 2020 fire season was one of the worst on record. (crosscut.com)
• It was early September 2020, just over halfway through fire season. (esquire.com)
• The National Interagency Fire Center raised the fire preparedness level to its highest tier in mid-July, more than a month earlier than in 2020. (esquire.com)

40,0001

• IOWA CITY - A fire did an estimated $40,000 in damage to an Iowa City home early Wednesday morning. (thegazette.com)

Spread8

• Many mine operators and workers organization, to maintain higher skill levels in are not aware of how fast mine fires can emergency response compared with workers in spread, have little knowledge of the magnitude many other industries. (cdc.gov)
• Originally, fire department officials thought they'd have to spread out existing personnel to staff the future fire and police substation at East 132nd Avenue and Quebec Street. (denverpost.com)
• That so many people could lose their lives in one block of newly renovated council flats shocked the entire country - shock that turned to anger when it became clear that the fire had spread up a thick layer of external plastic foam insulation covered in plastic-filled panels. (sky.com)
• Cal Fire reports that "the fire is growing at a dangerous rate of spread with structures threatened. (wikipedia.org)
• A fire will only ignite and spread if they are present. (nottingham.ac.uk)
• Heat must be present to provide an ignition and allow the fire to spread. (nottingham.ac.uk)
• The fire spread through every floor, from the basement to the attic. (mercurynews.com)
• A fire sprinkler system is a type of automatic extinguishing system (AES) that prevents fire growth and spread by releasing water through a series of sprinkler heads connected to a distribution piping system. (cdc.gov)

Fatalities3

• underground coal and metal/nonmetal mines from 1991 to 2000 in the United States, Fire is a major concern for those who work resulting in 2 fatalities and 34 injuries (these in underground mines. (cdc.gov)
• Historically, mine fires have caused several factors, such as an awareness of the fire fatalities, injuries, and economic losses totaling hazards, early detection, availability of hundreds of millions of dollars. (cdc.gov)
• We also tally the number of fatalities involved with Tesla fires and provide links to additional photos or footage wherever possible. (tesla-fire.com)

Smoke17

• Smoke alarms double the chance of your family surviving a fire, so it goes without saying that you should have several. (redcross.org)
• Purchase smoke alarms and other fire safety products at the American Red Cross store . (redcross.org)
• While the fire burned, particulate matter in the smoke rose to a height of about 4000 feet before spreading downwind. (cdc.gov)
• You are around 8 times more likely to die from a fire if you don't have a working smoke alarm in your home. (campaign.gov.uk)
• The visiting team from the local fire and rescue service explain what a free home fire safety visit is, test the smoke alarms and give the resident, Jayne, advice on how to stay safe in her home. (campaign.gov.uk)
• So, as she does about once a month, Perez has fired up the old wood-burning stove, a crumbling, chimney-less brick ruin whose smoke pours directly into the unventilated kitchen. (nationalgeographic.com)
• Some three billion people around the world cook their food and heat their homes with open or barely contained fires, and while the smoke dissipates quickly, its accumulated costs are steep. (nationalgeographic.com)
• The typical cooking fire produces about 400 cigarettes' worth of smoke an hour, and prolonged exposure is associated with respiratory infections, eye damage, heart and lung disease, and lung cancer. (nationalgeographic.com)
• The first thing we swallowed every morning was smoke," remembers Marco Tulio Guerra, who grew up in rural eastern Guatemala and whose brother was severely burned as a child by the family cooking fire. (nationalgeographic.com)
• The smoke from cook fires pollutes the air outdoors as well as indoors, especially in cities. (nationalgeographic.com)
• SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A massive fire broke out at a San Antonio truck stop early Thursday, engulfing the convenience store in flames and sending a large plume of smoke into the air. (ap.org)
• Bailey drove slowly through the smoke from the fire, trading jokes with another cousin, Pat Bailey, who rode shotgun. (hcn.org)
• And the week after the Grenfell Tower fire, six European plastic industry lobby groups complained in a letter to the respected publishers of a peer-reviewed paper on the dangers of toxic smoke from burning plastic insulation written by chemistry and fire safety expert Professor Anna Stec at the University of Central Lancashire. (sky.com)
• The Siberian landscape is obscured by a veil of smoke from scores of fires burning across the region on August 4, 2003. (nasa.gov)
• Smoke ignited Styrofoam on the roof, and the fire went through the whole roof at once," he said. (google.com)
• Although there were twenty of us, I looked around in the grip of thick smoke, at the flaming head of the fire, and saw only two others, one with a chain saw and the other with just a pair of hands. (esquire.com)
• Indeed, people older than 64 are more likely to die in smoking-material fires than younger people, even though they are less likely to smoke, accoording to the NFPA. (consumeraffairs.com)

Investigators3

• In their report, Chevron investigators explain that the fire started during steam cleaning of a part of the refinery's fluid catalytic cracker. (kqed.org)
• Inspector Michael Gray from the Illawarra service says police are now working with fire investigators to look into the cause of four of the fires. (abc.net.au)
• Fire investigators are working in the Mount Kembla area investigating a number of fires we had over there during the weekend,' he said. (abc.net.au)

20002

• Some July 31, 2000, two miners lost their lives and of these miners called for less complacency eight miners sustained injuries due to a fire and and more involvement by the workers. (cdc.gov)
• With a traumatic event such as fire ravaging the only place these 2000 refugees have called home in 12 years, mental health needs must also be addressed. (who.int)

Material fires1

• Contrary to the popular image, most victims of smoking-material fires did not fall asleep smoking. (consumeraffairs.com)

Residential fires3

• Because of seasonal variations in the occurrence of residential fires, CDC analyzed death certificate data from U.S. vital statistics mortality tapes maintained by CDC's National Center for Health Statistics and data from the National Fire Incidence Reporting System (NFIRS) to improve characterization of selected residential fires. (cdc.gov)
• Residential fires involving fireplaces and chimneys resulted in an estimated 26,200 fires, and portable kerosene and electrical heaters were involved in an estimated 1500 fires. (cdc.gov)
• Two residential fires in downtown San Jose on Sunday displaced a combined 18 people. (mercurynews.com)

Hazard3

• Is Your Home a Fire Hazard? (redcross.org)
• In 1979, after a fire started by a cigarette killed five young children in a Boston suburb, the late U.S. Rep. Joseph Moakley (D-Mass.) introduced a bill that would have required the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to regulate cigarettes as a fire hazard. (consumeraffairs.com)
• IMSEAR at SEARO: Hydrocarbon pneumonitis--a hazard in fire-eaters. (who.int)

Wildland1

• On a hot, dry, windy summer morning in 2014, rancher John Bailey drove along the edge of a wildland fire in southeast Montana. (hcn.org)

Crews6

• Crews are fighting a fire at the 4500 block of SE 95TH. (portlandoregon.gov)
• Crews from Oklahoma City and Deer Creek fire departments were called to the scene. (kjrh.com)
• Commercial Structure Fire On Saturday July 30 at 02:07 hrs Ranger VFD along with Murphy and Bellview VFD were dispatched to a reported structure fire at 100 Blairsville HWY. Upon arrival crews found a 44,000 sq.ft. structure well off and the fire moving very fast. (google.com)
• Fire crews from the Illawarra, Shoalhaven and Wingecarribee zones are on stand-by to head to Victoria if called upon, to help fight bushfires that have devastated the state. (abc.net.au)
• National parks crews will continue to patrol the fire over coming days. (abc.net.au)
• Crews arrived to find flames shooting from a second-story window, said Capt. Jesse Allread of the San Jose Fire Department. (mercurynews.com)

Cigarettes2

• The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) says the number of fires started by cigarettes increased 19 percent in the most recent year studied. (consumeraffairs.com)
• In 1987, a federally-mandated study found that it was possible to manufacture cigarettes that would be less likely to start fires. (consumeraffairs.com)

MSHA1

• This document states OSHA, MSHA, and consensus standards for the safety of fire fighters. (bvsalud.org)

19991

• On June 16, 1999, a 38-year-old male fire fighter/ The incident occurred near the end of session #1 on Captain (the victim) died after falling approximately the first day of training. (cdc.gov)

Spate2

• The state has been plagued with a record-breaking number of fires for this time of year following a spate of "dry" thunderstorms that brought thousands of lightning strikes during the third week of June. (nasa.gov)
• It might explain, they suggested, why hundreds of millions of pounds of fire damage had been caused in a spate of factory fires. (sky.com)

Victims2

• With so many other ways to help fire victims, exposing yourself to the virus doesn't need to be one of them. (timescall.com)
• Most victims were in the room where the fire started, and most had some condition that limited their ability to get out. (consumeraffairs.com)

Intentional1

• City governments that order building demolitions, approve training fires and oversee fire departments need to be aware that intentional fires are considered a demolition. (iowadnr.gov)

Injuries1

• There were no injuries reporters in either fire. (mercurynews.com)

North Korea1

• Whether it's a test-firing or armed demonstration, North Korea should not engage in tension-creating acts,' Kim Jang-soo, head of the national security office, was quoted by Yonhap as saying. (globalsecurity.org)

Smoky2

• To fuel the smoky fires, families can spend 20 hours a week or more gathering wood, time that might otherwise be spent at school, at work, or simply at rest. (nationalgeographic.com)
• They were driving through a smoky gap - the fire line on their right, and a steep drainage, the Rough Draw, that dropped to a 60-foot-deep ravine to their left - when the ground beneath them suddenly disappeared. (hcn.org)

People9

• The day of her firing, Fiscus penned a blistering 1,200-word response saying she is ashamed of Tennessee's leaders, afraid for her state, and "angry for the amazing people of the Tennessee Department of Health who have been mistreated by an uneducated public and leaders who have only their own interests in mind. (medscape.com)
• BronxWorks is a locally based nonprofit that has been tasked with case management for people impacted by the North West Fire. (nyc.gov)
• All of the proceeds from the shirts, which depict an image of a lush green forest alongside a field burning in flames, will be donated to the Australian Red Cross which will help people displaced from the fires. (papermag.com)
• ATLANTA (AP) - An Atlanta house fire killed two people over the weekend and the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating, the agency announced Sunday. (ap.org)
• PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - More than 12 people were slain and numerous homes set on fire in a community near Haiti's capital as gangs fight to control more territory, a mayor told The Associated Press on Thursday. (ap.org)
• [6] On December 7, the Lilac Fire also cut the power to 20,000 people. (wikipedia.org)
• A week later, the fire would kill sixteen people as it ripped through the Plumas National Forest. (esquire.com)
• He wanted me to dig a line in the dirt that would halt the charging fire, a task that usually requires about four more people and a lot more time. (esquire.com)
• There are immediate impacts from the fires for people living in the area, Cesareo says. (medscape.com)

Department21

• The Calgary Fire Department is dedicated to the safety of Calgarians. (calgary.ca)
• The Calgary Fire Department is an accredited agency with the Commission of Fire Accreditation International (CFAI). (calgary.ca)
• The Calgary Fire Department wants you to be ready in case of a fire. (calgary.ca)
• Applying to the Calgary Fire Department is competitive and has multiple steps. (calgary.ca)
• A spokesperson for Tesla did not respond to a request for comment about the fire, which is unsurprising considering the company has dissolved its public relations department and hasn't responded to any inquiry in the last two years. (theverge.com)
• A lawyer for the owner said they were briefly trapped inside the vehicle, not the fire department. (theverge.com)
• Fiscus continues to speak widely after her firing Monday, which she has said was a political move to appease lawmakers who disapproved of the Department of Health's outreach to get teens vaccinated for COVID-19. (medscape.com)
• Trainees for the Thornton Fire Department participate in their training along with other fire departments at the North Metro Fire Training Center on September 7 in Northglenn. (denverpost.com)
• The Thornton Fire Department won a competitive FEMA grant totaling nearly $2 million. (denverpost.com)
• This is a dream come true," the Thornton Fire Department recruit said with a wide grin. (denverpost.com)
• His big break is thanks to a nearly $2 million grant awarded to the Thornton Fire Department by FEMA. (denverpost.com)
• It is by far the largest grant the fire department has ever received, and is sorely needed. (denverpost.com)
• A garage fire Wednesday evening in Reseda is being blamed on a person using the structure to work on a pot project: Extracting THC from marijuana.The Los Angeles Fire Department reported responding to the call at about 5:19 p.m. Wednesday in the 7300 block of Hesperia Avenue. (laist.com)
• The Calgary Fire Department responded to a fire late Saturday night in the southeast community of Lynnview. (globalnews.ca)
• The Salisbury Post reported Saturday that the Salisbury Fire Department and Rowan County Emergency Services were called to a home at about 12:30 a.m. (ap.org)
• Ranger Fire Department is looking for you! (google.com)
• Davie Summey, rating inspector for the N.C. Department of Insurance, W.C. King, Cherokee County fire marshal, and Joe Mariano, assistant fire chief with the Ranger Volunteer Fire Department (from left), check residual water pressure in a hydrant at the opposite end of the shopping center. (google.com)
• The fire department involved in this incident serves a collaborate with other fire-related population of 47,100 in a geographic area of 15.29 organizations regarding the feasibility of all square miles. (cdc.gov)
• The fire department is comprised of new training procedures before the 54 employees of whom 36 are uniformed fire programs are implemented fighters. (cdc.gov)
• Every day is a surprise," said Sergeant Rogério Perdigão, of the Mato Grosso do Sul Fire Department. (cnn.com)
• n. the department of a local or municipal authority in charge of preventing and fighting fires. (encyclopedia.com)

Missile1

• The latest missile, which was fired from a mobile launcher off North Korea's east coast, flew about 120 kilometers (72 miles) in a northeasterly direction before falling into the sea, officials said. (globalsecurity.org)

Prevention3

• to serve the community through excellence in fire prevention, education, protection and safety. (calgary.ca)
• Building renovations, demolitions and training fires are potentially subject to asbestos release prevention efforts. (iowadnr.gov)
• Being proactive in fire prevention is not limited to having a fire sprinkler system. (cdc.gov)

Bolsonaro2

• On July 16, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree banning fires in the Pantanal for 120 days, following pressure from dozens of international investors who threatened to divest from Brazilian companies unless steps were taken to curb the destruction. (cnn.com)
• At a meeting with leaders from neighboring Amazon nations last week, Bolsonaro insisted reports about fires in the Amazon were untrue and defended Brazil's preservation efforts. (cnn.com)

Forests1

• In the forests and tundra of eastern Russia, fires have been burning off and on for weeks. (nasa.gov)

Risks1

• The following 3 activities will help provide a better understanding of fire hazards and risks. (nottingham.ac.uk)

Disasters3

• Research Laboratory (PRL) is to enhance the firefighting methods within a few hours after safety of the mine worker by preventing discovery, the chances of successfully disasters caused by fires and explosions. (cdc.gov)
• proceedings of the second International Conference on Burns and Fire Disasters / edited by M. Masellis, S. W. A. Gunn. (who.int)
• The management of mass burn casualties and fire disasters : proceedings of the First International Conference on Burns and Fire Disasters [held September 25-28, 1990, in Palermo, Italy] / edited by M. Masellis, S. W. A. Gunn. (who.int)

Acres6

• The blaze was small, only a few acres, and Bailey, who had fought fires his entire life, wasn't worried. (hcn.org)
• The fire was first reported on December 7, 2017, burned 4,100 acres (1,659 ha), and destroyed 157 structures, before it was fully contained on December 16. (wikipedia.org)
• [8] By 11:35 AM PST, the Lilac Fire had reached 500 acres (200 ha). (wikipedia.org)
• [7] The Lilac Fire expanded to 4,100 acres (1,659 ha) by the evening, with 0% containment. (wikipedia.org)
• On the morning of December 8, the fire remained at 4,100 acres (1,700 ha) and 0% containment, and 105 buildings had been destroyed. (wikipedia.org)
• On August 12, the Dixie fire, now California's second largest fire on record at nearly 1 million acres, became the first fire ever to cross the "granite wall" that is the Sierra Nevada crest. (esquire.com)

Flammable2

• COAL SEAMS, glinting ribbons of flammable ore that unspool across every continent except Antarctica, have caught fire for millions of years. (hcn.org)
• A CO 2 extinguisher removes oxygen - very useful on flammable liquids and cooking fires. (nottingham.ac.uk)

Firefighter2

• At the same time, a national firefighter shortage is limiting our ability to fight these fires effectively. (crosscut.com)
• The fire was "quickly extinguished" by the first arriving firefighter, says the LAFD. (laist.com)

Dozens3

• The moment the truck was swallowed, Bailey knew what had happened: They'd fallen into a sinkhole created by a burning coal seam, a type of fire that starts on natural outcrops of coal before quickly moving belowground, eating through seams that can range in thickness from a few inches to dozens of feet. (hcn.org)
• Feb 7 - Dozens of homes have been destroyed by bush fires sweeping through parts of Western Australia. (reuters.com)
• As a growing number of Democratic and Republican lawmakers criticize the Biden administration's decision to fire or otherwise punish dozens of staffers who admitted to prior marijuana use, the White House is issuing further clarification in an attempt to tamp down the swelling controversy. (marijuanamoment.net)

Inspections1

• Learn how our investigations team can assist with fire permit approvals, occupancy levels and compliance inspections to ensure fire code requirements are met. (calgary.ca)

Incidents3

• Emergency services include response to fires, emergency medical incidents, chemical and hazardous materials releases and motor vehicle collisions. (calgary.ca)
• Our Calgary Fire Incident Map shows the types and number of incidents we attend in each area of the city. (calgary.ca)
• Tesla's vehicle fires have especially caught a lot of attention - to the point that Musk has publicly pushed back on the coverage of those incidents . (theverge.com)

Departments5

• Thornton is one of six Colorado fire departments, including neighboring Westminster, to receive a SAFER grant. (denverpost.com)
• When it comes to expanding fire departments and adding new resources, generally you're trying to play catch up once the development's in place," Hollands said. (denverpost.com)
• On the morning the training facility with Division C, which had just of the incident, several fire departments were involved completed their evolution when the incident occurred. (cdc.gov)
• Fire departments are limited to burning asbestos-free shingles during two training fires annually. (iowadnr.gov)
• Recommendations for fire departments and for fire fighters is also present. (bvsalud.org)

Afternoon2

• EL CAJON, Calif. (KGTV) - San Diego Sheriff's bomb/arson detectives were called to investigate a house fire that broke out Wednesday afternoon. (10news.com)
• During that afternoon, the Lilac Fire left nearly 20,000 San Diego Gas & Electric customers without power. (wikipedia.org)

Safety12

• Preventing fires is an important part of fire safety. (medlineplus.gov)
• We offer a variety of programs for all ages to increase knowledge about fire safety. (calgary.ca)
• Fire safety advisories and bans are put in place to notify the public about conditions which present a fire risk. (calgary.ca)
• This video is of a home fire safety visit in East Sussex. (campaign.gov.uk)
• The resident, Gareth, talks about his experience of having a free home fire safety visit, how the team checked each room of his home and the reassurance he gained from the visit. (campaign.gov.uk)
• In the present study, conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, a CFD program (fire dynamics simulator) based on large eddy simulations (LES) is used to model floor-level fires in a ventilated tunnel. (cdc.gov)
• 102(2) (1996) 40) and Kunsch (Fire safety J. 37 (2002) 67). (cdc.gov)
• a deadly warning that something has to be seriously wrong with fire safety regulation and enforcement in Britain. (sky.com)
• Time after time we were told the plastic insulation industry was highly litigious, that speaking out about its fire safety was impossible, and that while the story should be told, no-one would go on camera. (sky.com)
• The Government's 2012 Green Deal launch report 'Opportunities for Industry' contains 126 mentions of 'cost' and 119 of 'saving', but nothing about fire safety. (sky.com)
• Activity 3: What is the biggest threat to fire safety? (nottingham.ac.uk)
• Correct: Human behaviour is always the biggest risk to fire safety. (nottingham.ac.uk)

Arson1

• Efforts will continue today to try to determine whether arson is responsible for a number of fires in the Illawarra over the weekend. (abc.net.au)

Start2

• Most home fires start in the kitchen during cooking - usually on stovetops -not in the oven. (redcross.org)
• If it is removed a fire will not start or is extinguished. (nottingham.ac.uk)

Tesla5

• Tesla Fire tracks all Tesla fires - including cars and other products, e.g. (tesla-fire.com)
• If you have a tip about a Tesla fire, or about Tesla in general, or are looking to contact us for some other reason, please use the form here . (tesla-fire.com)
• A high-end Tesla Model S Plaid caught fire Tuesday night in Haverford, Pennsylvania, briefly trapping the driver inside, according to the owner's lawyer, who also said the vehicle "spontaneously combusted. (theverge.com)
• Tesla has maintained that its cars are the safest in the world and self-reports annual vehicle fire statistics that are far lower than those found in gasoline-powered cars. (theverge.com)
• Tesla also released a software update in 2016 to "provide extra security during charging" after a Model S caught fire in Norway . (theverge.com)

Responders4

• This paper and 61 underground metal/nonmetal mine fires focuses on responders' preparedness for fire. (cdc.gov)
• As seen from the table, Responders in this context are considered the friction fires are the most common category of entire workforce and are categorized as first, underground coal mine fires, followed by other second, and sustained responders and and mobile equipment. (cdc.gov)
• First responders are even being trained to handle EV battery fires since they can't be extinguished via some traditional methods. (theverge.com)
• First responders are working to stop the disaster from progressing, and are helping as many as animals as they can along the way , so the sounds of fire sirens are common in this part of the country. (people.com)

Extinguish1

• This activity will help test your knowledge and understanding about the different fire types and what apparatus you should use to target 1 of the 3 fire components and extinguish a fire. (nottingham.ac.uk)

Reports1

• NPR's Guy Raz reports from Macedonia that ethnic Albanian guerrillas today announced an unlimited, unilateral cease-fire to allow for negotiations with the government. (npr.org)

Researchers2

• Unique "firing" patterns that happen when we try to remember can help researchers better understand disorders like Alzheimer's disease. (medlineplus.gov)
• The researchers saw that a unique firing pattern happened when learning the word pair. (medlineplus.gov)

Heaters2

• Heating equipment, like space heaters, are involved in 1 of every 6 home fires. (redcross.org)
• Fires associated with electric portable heaters usually result from electrical shortages or device failure, rather than from ignition of nearby materials such as draperies. (cdc.gov)

Risk5

• By working together, we can all help prevent the risk of fire. (campaign.gov.uk)
• The company has made multiple changes to the Model S over the years to reduce the risk of fires, though. (theverge.com)
• According to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology , "climate change is increasing bushfire risk in Australia by lengthening the fire season, decreasing precipitation and increasing temperature. (papermag.com)
• FAO coordinated the development of the Fire Management Voluntary Guidelines aimed at helping countries develop an integrated approach to fire management, from research and analysis, risk reduction to response (to fires) and restoration. (fao.org)
• Different types of environment will have different fire hazards and different levels of risk. (nottingham.ac.uk)

Evacuation3

• A significantly higher evacuation of mine personnel and could result number of unreportable fires are believed to in the loss of lives. (cdc.gov)
• The existence of this reverse stratified flow has an important bearing on fire fighting and evacuation of underground mine roadways, tunnels and building corridors. (cdc.gov)
• [1] Due to the increase in fire containment, and the waning Santa Ana winds, all evacuation orders and road closures for the Lilac Fire were lifted at about 4:00 PM PST on December 10. (wikipedia.org)