Texas Fire Marshal Preaches Safety and Training After Fertilizer Plant Blast December 30, 2013 By NOMAAN MERCHANT When a fertilizer plant exploded in a small Texas town, killing 15 people and decimating homes and schools, it became...
Fire Officials See Danger in Paper Sky Lanterns November 5, 2013 By NORMA LOVE Thin paper sky lanterns, lit from inside by candles that send them floating aloft, have been popular for centuries at...
State Orders Woonsocket Haunted House Torn Down October 31, 2013 A haunted house built in a Woonsocket, R.I., couple’s yard has been ordered closed by the state fire marshal’s office...
Old Arson Cases in Texas Being Reviewed by New Panel October 22, 2013 A new review by the State Fire Marshal’s Office of old arson cases that might have relied on bad science...
Illinois Fire Marshal Introduces New Fire Investigating Dog September 19, 2013 She’s just three years old and already she is a valued arson investigator with the Illinois State Fire Marshal’s office....
Burn Ban in 32 Parishes Because of Dry Conditions September 19, 2013 Half of Louisiana’s parishes are too dry to allow private burning, say State Fire Marshal H. Butch Browning and Agriculture...
Reported Explosions Damage Rhode Island Garbage Trucks September 10, 2013 The state fire marshal’s office is investigating what appeared to be explosions that damaged three garbage trucks at Warwick’s public...
OSFM Awarded Federal Funds to Protect North Carolina Residents from Fire August 27, 2013 Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of...
Smoke Alarms Distributed in High Risk Tennessee Areas June 28, 2013 The state fire marshal’s office says it has distributed more than 25,000 smoke alarms to homes in high-risk areas across...
Investigators Rule Georgia Gas Explosion Accidental June 13, 2013 The Georgia State Fire Marshal’s office has ruled that an explosion at a gas company in Coffee County that left...