A house fire can quickly spiral out of control. Something as small as a faulty socket, splash of grease or smoldering cigarette could cause hundreds, thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars ...

If fire or smoke is discovered, proceed immediately to exit and pull manual fire alarm. Notify campus police (public safety) by dialing ext. 6-3333. Tell the dispatcher clearly and precisely: “There ...

October 5 - 11 is Fire Prevention Week! Read the new edition of Shop Talk (pdf) to learn more about lithium ion battery safety. At William & Mary, fire safety is practiced to reduce the destruction ...

After rescuing parts from the boneyard, one usually drags them back to a home shop to clean, modify, and install. That means working with greasy parts, solvent, gasoline, cleaners, and all sorts of ...

An insurance-backed research group has called for an expansion of fire hazard zones in Altadena to ensure that rebuilding throughout the community complies with more stringent fire-safety building ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday, July 22, to adopt new fire zones that leave out at least half of Altadena neighborhoods demolished in the Jan. 7 Eaton fire. Those homeowners ...