The responsibilities of the Council include overseeing NFPA standards development activities, ensuring compliance with the ...

Five new fire trucks were presented to Webb County on Wednesday for its fire department. The Webb County Fire Department ...

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If you live in a home with more than one story, the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) advises getting a fire safety ladder. This type of tool is essential for those worst-case-scenario ...

"According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), space heaters are most often responsible for home heating fires and a Red Cross survey showed that more than half of us have used one ...

According to the National Fire Protection Association, or NFPA, approximately 36% of U.S. home fires involving Christmas trees happen during the first month of the new year. In Connecticut ...

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) around 36% of all Christmas tree fires happen in January. That is due to the tree setting all that time and drying up. State Fire ...

This means it will burn much quicker than a well-watered tree. NFPA data also says roughly 155 house fires related to Christmas trees happened each year between 2018 and 2022. Four people have ...

Most of these fires (about 41%) were caused by “electrical distribution or lighting equipment,” the NFPA says. About 20% were sparked by lightbulbs or lamps, and 11% were sparked by candles. “The ...