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Fire Prevention Week is an annual observance in the United States, Canada and Australia to raise awareness of fire safety and prevention. It commemorates the Great Chicago Fire and is sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association, which selects the theme each year.
The FFPCA was a law enacted in response to the 1973 report America Burning, which revealed the high fire losses in the US. It created the NFPCA, the National Academy for Fire Prevention and Control, and other agencies to reduce fire deaths and property damage.
America Burning is a report by the National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control that evaluated fire loss in the United States and made recommendations to reduce it. The report led to the formation of the U.S. Fire Administration and other programs to improve fire safety and education.
Authority having jurisdiction (or AHJ): organization or agency with legal authority over a given type of incident (e.g., fire, EMS, SAR, arson, HAZMAT); may change or overlap as incident changes, as where fire becomes arson investigation once danger is over, or motor vehicle accident becomes police business after vehicle extrication, fire, and ...
NFIRS is a system established by the USFA to gather and analyze information on fires and other fire department activities in the US. It is based on a standard reporting format and a national database that covers over 23 million incidents and one million fires each year.
The Line Fire, which ignited Thursday in the foothills east of San Bernardino, had burned 17,459 acres by Sunday morning and was 0% contained, according to the California Department of Forestry ...
The fire is believed to have been started by a crew working on fire prevention measures. The fire was reported on Monday at 1:27 p.m., according to InciWeb. The dry, hot weather allowed the fire ...
Sparky the Fire Dog is a Dalmatian dressed in firefighting gear and the official mascot of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). He was created in 1951 to promote fire safety education for children and serves as the spokesdog for Fire Prevention Week each October in the U.S. and Canada.