The most consistent violations during inspections relate to fire extinguisher annual service and inspection. Here's what safety professionals need to know. In buildings of varying occupancy, ...

Portable fire extinguishers may be used by those trained in their use on fires of limited size, while not placing themselves or others in danger. Fires consisting of ordinary combustibles, such as ...

Home fires are often unpredictable, and they can be deadly: Data collected between 2016 and 2020 found that fire departments responded to 343,100 home fires annually. These fires resulted in 2,610 ...

A New Jersey Senate committee will consider legislation Monday that would end a regulation that one- and two-family residences be equipped with a portable fire extinguisher. Sen. Tony Bucco, the ...

Let's set the scene. Despite an industrial safety team's most adept practices to manage a propane storage tank, a leak suddenly erupts from a pipe. In a perfect storm of events, a spark follows. There ...

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Massachusetts law requires homeowners to be up-to-date with modern fire codes in case of an emergency. Every home is required to have a working fire extinguisher and ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — About every 23 seconds, there's a fire somewhere in the US. Cooking is the leading cause of home fires. The instinct is to put the fire out, but what will you grab to do it? 2 Wants ...