enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. United States Fire Administration - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Fire...

   The United States Fire Administration (USFA) is a division of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) located in Frederick County, Maryland, near Emmitsburg. [1] [2] Per the official website, "the mission of the U.S. Fire Administration is to support and strengthen fire and emergency medical services (EMS) and stakeholders to prepare for, prevent, mitigate and respond to all hazards".

3. Firefighting in the United States - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefighting_in_the_United...

   A fire department responds to a fire every 23 seconds throughout the United States. [4] Fire departments responded to 26,959,000 calls for service in 2020. Of these, 64.2% were for medical help, 8% were false alarms, and 3.9% were for actual fires. [5]

4. Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Fire_Prevention...

   The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 was created in response to the 1973 National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control report, America Burning. [1] The report's authors estimated fires caused 12,000 deaths, 300,000 serious injuries and $11.4 billion in property damage annually in the United States, asserting that "the richest and most technologically advanced nation in the ...

5. America Burning - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_Burning

   America Burning: The Report of The National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control is a 1973 report written by the National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control to evaluate fire loss in the United States and to make recommendations to reduce loss and increase safety of citizens and firefighting personnel.

6. Wildfires in the United States - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfires_in_the_United_States

   The circumstance under which a fire occurs, and the likely consequences and public safety and welfare, natural and cultural resources, and values to be protected dictate the appropriate management response to fire" (United States Department of Agriculture Guidance for Implementation of Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy, 13 February 2009).

7. Map shows rising wildfire threat across the U.S.: See if you ...

   www.aol.com/map-shows-rising-wildfire-threat...

   Ignacio Calderon and Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY Updated January 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM As thousands of people fled from fires that tore through Los Angeles County this month, you may have wondered ...