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2011 Fire Risk Report Released

Data is available on fire deaths and injuries.

(Monday, March 16, 2015) read
Tags: Fire Prevention and Education
Fire Prevention and Education
Fire Marshal Certification

Jim Crawford looks at certification processes for fire marshals and examines the need for the continued fine-tuning of professional development requirements for that position.

(Sunday, March 1, 2015) read
Tags: Center for Public Safety Excellence, CPSE, executive fire officer, Fire Marshal, National Fire Academy, NFPA, NFPA 1021, NFPA 1037
Fire Prevention and Education
Fire Prevention Education in Schools

Often when there are budget cuts, prevention programs are among the first to go. Jim Crawford looks at S.A.F.E in Massachusetts, a prevention program that has continued to exist since 1995 and works to reduce child fire deaths.

(Sunday, February 1, 2015) read
Tags: S.A.F.E., Student Awareness of Fire Education
Fire Prevention and Education
Fire Safety Trailers

Members of the fire service need to find multiple ways to educate the public on fire safety. One way to do that is through simulations in a fire safety trailer. Jim Crawford looks at the value of fire safety trailers, and provides guidance for using USFA curriculum to obtain funding for the purchase of a trailer through a grant.

(Thursday, January 1, 2015) read
Tags: CDC, Fire Safety Trailer Curriculum, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, U.S. Fire Administration, USFA
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Illinois Firefighters Awarded for Prevention Efforts

Three honored for Senior Smoke Alarm Program.

(Friday, December 19, 2014) read
Tags: Fire Prevention and Education