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The Critical Role of Fire Protection Engineers in Fire Departments for Community Risk Reduction 

Ben May and Greg Rogers stress the importance of fire protection engineers when it comes to fulfilling the fire service mission.
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Codes and Standards: A Matter of Firefighter Risk Reduction and Community Life Safety

The fire service is routinely called on to react to crises, but is our commitment to prevention equal to our reputation as life safety watchdogs?
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Success Starts Early: Building Knowledge and Relationships for Effective Fire Operations

E.J. Henninger reviews steps firefighters can take to operate more efficiently on the fireground, including plan review, preplanning, and other information gathering operations.
Chapel Hill bus

Chapel Hill (NC) Will Park Its Electric Buses Until It Knows Why One Caught Fire

Chapel Hill Transit has pulled its fleet of electric buses off the road while it waits to learn what caused a fire on one of…
Norristown PA arson fire

Arson Identified as Cause of Fire at PA Fire Chief’s Memorial Bandshell

The Norristown Fire Department has confirmed the fire at the Fire Chief's Memorial Bandshell at Elmwood Park was intentionally set.
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Waterville (ME) Fire Chief to Become State Fire Marshal

Waterville Fire Chief Shawn Esler will become the new state fire marshal, succeeding Richard McCarthy who retired last month.
Batteries

Batteries Under the Tree Are Not What They Used to Be

For the holidays, Chris Greene and Patrick Durham discuss the importance of using the safest and most suitable batteries for consumer toys and hand tools.
Ballot box fire

Police: Fires at Ballot Boxes in OR, WA Are Connected

Police said Monday that a “suspect vehicle” has been identified in connection with incendiary devices that set fires to ballot drop boxes in Oregon and…
Los Angeles Chinatown arson

Investigation into Suspected Chinatown Arson Continues in Los Angeles

Police officials are asking for the public's help in identifying an arson suspect in connection to a fire that started in an abandoned construction site.
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