Wilkes University is committed to the health and safety of the entire college community and to insuring that everyone has a safe place to live, learn and work. In terms of fire safety, the primary ...

When President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the first National Fire Prevention Week on October 4–10, 1925, he noted that in the previous year some 15,000 lives were lost to fire in the United States.

In this blaze, there were more than 250 killed by the fire, which left 100,000 people houseless. The fire destroyed more than 17,400 structures, including businesses and homes.

SIEGLER: Right now, though, agencies are feeling good about the slow start to the summer fire season because it's allowing them to do more prevention work.

A Cal Fire spokesperson said a total of $17.8 million has been granted for 33 Wildfire Prevention Projects in L.A. County since the 2020-21 fiscal year, with nearly 125 acres of land within five ...

Fire Safety and Regulation oversight is the responsibility of the campus Fire Marshall. The Fire and Life Safety department's mission is to "Ensure the safety of the University of Colorado students, ...

Since 1925, Fire Prevention Week has been observed the week of Oct. 9, Sunday through Saturday, coinciding with the anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire, which burned Oct. 8-10, 1871.