• Smoke alarms: Make them work for you

     Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio - The WPAFB Fire Department is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association to promote this year’s Fire Prevention Week, October 6-12. The theme for this year’s Fire Prevention Week is “Smoke alarms: Make them work for you!” The campaign is focused

  • Yokota kicks off Fire Prevention Week

    Airmen from the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department kicked off Fire Prevention Week with a proclamation ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2023. At the ceremony, Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jerry Dunn, 374th AW command chief, signed a

  • Thanksgiving Holiday Safety

    Thanksgiving provides an amazing opportunity to gather with our families and friends. The holiday weekend is packed with a multitude of traditions. Observing our traditions with safety in mind ensures the imagery, memories and associations we have with this holiday remain positive and can be

  • 49th Wing recognizes Fire Prevention Week

    Col. Ryan Keeney, 49th Wing commander, signed the 2021 Fire Prevention Week proclamation, Oct. 1, 2021, here.Fire Prevention Week has taken place the week of Oct. 9 since former president Calvin Coolidge proclaimed it a national observance in 1925. Fire Prevention Week is the longest running public

  • Fire Prevention Week to focus on sounds of fire safety

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s Fire Emergency Services Flight wants people to keep their ears open during this year’s Fire Prevention Week.The 2021 national theme is “Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety: What is Your Alarm Telling You?” The 788th Civil Engineer

  • Arnold Fire and Emergency Services offers tips for safe Thanksgiving

    Thanksgiving is a happy occasion for most, one filled with the joys of family, friends and, of course, food. Members of the Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services team want base personnel to have a memorable Thanksgiving and not for the wrong reasons.”Obviously, nobody wakes up saying,

  • Shaw FD honors Fire Prevention Week

    The Shaw AFB Fire Department is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) — the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 90 years —to promote this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen!” The campaign works to educate everyone

  • Grilling Safety

    Warm weather is finally here in Southern Colorado and that means an increase in outdoor activities to include barbequing.

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