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The association was founded in 1906 as the "Fire Marshals Association of North America," with the purpose of promoting fire safety and prevention tactics. [2] On October 9, 1911, the association, alongside the local insurance organization Western Insurance Union, [2] held the first "Fire Prevention Week" to commemorate the memory of the Great Chicago Fire forty years prior.
IFMA was founded in 1980 by a group of people led by David Armstrong of Michigan State University, George Graves of Texas Eastern Transmission Corp. and Charles Hitch of Manufacturer's Bank. It was originally established in Ann Arbor, Michigan as the National Facility Management Association (NFMA), a not-for-profit incorporated association. [ 5 ]
Los Angeles: California: 54,000 sq ft (5,000 m 2) Antelope Valley Fair and Event Center: Lancaster: California: 45,943 sq ft (4,268.2 m 2) 53,943 sq ft (5,011.5 m 2) Chippewa Valley Expo Center: Eau Claire: Wisconsin: 53,413 sq ft (4,962.2 m 2) SBC Fairgrounds: Victorville: California: 44,000 sq ft (4,100 m 2) 53,000 sq ft (4,900 m 2) Terranea ...
The high school, featured in many movies including the 1976 film "Carrie," is 30% burned, Los Angeles School District Alberto Carvalho told ABC News on Wednesday.
The National Weather Service office in Los Angeles said periods of winds gusting 30-50 mph are expected, with gusts from 50-75 mph for wind-prone mountains and foothills through at least Tuesday ...
Multiple major fires are tearing through parts of the Los Angeles area, with 5 dead and over a thousand buildings destroyed. LA wildfires torch the city for a third day, 27,000 acres burn ...
English: Map of Downtown Los Angeles, California, as outlined by the Los Angeles Times. Other information Boundary map as drawn by the Los Angeles Times on a CC-by-SA background. Note at bottom right of map on the L.A. Times website noted above says "CC-by-SA" (which gives permission to use the map).
A Massachusetts State Police recruit who suffered a medical emergency during a training exercise was sworn in as a trooper before he died surrounded by friends and family in a hospital bed Friday.