Fire prevention workers visit neighbors in effort to educate
Poughkeepsie Journal
David Etienne, from left, a volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician with the Fairview Fire District, and Will Freer, a fire protection specialist with state Office of Fire Prevention and Control, talk with Marist College students Liz …
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Early warning of fire saves lives
FireEngineering.com
There was no working smoke detector in their home, and the girls were trapped in a bedroom on an upper floor as their four siblings and injured mother scrambled to escape. Fire officials there were so rattled by the lack of smoke detectors that they …

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Questions hang over presence of smoke alarms in deadly Christmas blaze that …
Daily Mail
Officials want to determine whether the house had working smoke detectors. They say the fire was started by embers in a bag of discarded fireplace ashes. Construction workers allegedly told investigators that the alarms and extinguishers were removed …

Smoke detector wakes Vancouver woman to fire
The Columbian
Two-thirds of residential fire deaths occur in homes without working smoke alarms, James said. Smoke alarms should be placed on every level of a home and in each bedroom. People with money problems can have a free smoke detector alarm installed by …
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Exclusive: Questions Arise On Whereabouts Of Stamford Xmas Fire Smoke …
CBS Local
Tony Aiello reports smoke detectors and fire extinguishers may have been removed from the home, and that girls' father has hired private investigators. As Stamford police investigate, they're trying to answer a key question: were battery-operated smoke …
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BREAKING NEWS: LDS Institute fire cancels classes
The Statesman
Logan's LDS Institute of Religion canceled all classes after a fire ignited in the main kitchen area, melting the overhead lights and smoke detector. There were no injuries and all were able to make it out of the building. The fire alarm went off at …

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Fire department offers safety advice for home heating systems
Commons
Smoke detectors cut the chance of dying in a fire in half by providing essential early warning of a problem so you and your family can safely escape. There should be a smoke detector on each level of your home and one in each bedroom.
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Ohio fire deaths hit 25-year low in 2011, state fire marshal says
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"We can't rest on our laurels until the number falls to zero," said Flowers. "We must continue to pound the message of the need for working smoke detectors and alarms." He cited the success of fire safety awareness in Lawrence County.
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Fire prevention workers visit neighbors in effort to educate
Poughkeepsie Journal
A few minutes later, Haddad, whose four-bedroom home had one smoke detector, was offered five free smoke detectors, one for each bedroom and a downstairs floor. “I am so grateful,” Haddad said later. “This is so important.” The National Fire Prevention …
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New Direct Connect 911 Smoke Detector Protects Via Cellular Networks Affordably
FireEngineering.com
Fresh Meadows, New York – The Direct Connect 911 Smoke Detector from PlugNProtect, LLC is a first of its kind smoke detector that communicates over the cellular network in the event of a smoke or fire emergency at a home or business.