Halfway House Warning

Halfway House Warning

In an effort to reduce the number of multiple fire deaths occuring in halfway houses, Gordon Vickery, administrator of the United States Fire Administration, has called upon state and local housing authorities to examine protection deficiencies in occupancies for the elderly and the mentally retarded.

Results of a Bradley Beach, N.J., investigation after a fire that claimed the lives of 24 of the 38 occupants showed the following contributing factors to the deaths: no secondary means of escape from upper floors, open stairwells, lack of early warning detection systems, and lack of fire doors on the occupants’ rooms.

fort lauderdale dogs fire

Fort Lauderdale (FL) Firefighters Save Dogs From House Fire, Department Says

Firefighters pulled four dogs from a smoldering Fort Lauderdale home that was in flames just minutes earlier Thursday morning, according to the department.
MN Barn Fire

4,000 Pigs Lost in MN Barn Fire

A fire late Wednesday evening has resulted in a total loss of a hog confinement and the 4,000 hogs inside.