Fire Safety
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Press Releases
The PASS Method: How To Use a Fire Extinguisher Properly
Master the PASS method for fire safety. We break down the four essential steps to effectively operate a fire extinguisher during an emergency.
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Red Cross, Allegheny County firefighters to demonstrate importance of smoke alarms, fire safety with live bedroom burn
In honor of Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 5 – 11) and ahead of the busiest season for home fires, the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania and Allegheny County Emergency Services will partner to remind everyone of the dangers of home fires with a live burn at the Allegheny County Fire Academy on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. The event will…
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NASA
NASA Fire Safety Test Took on Reduced Gravity
An experiment studying how solid materials catch fire and burn in the Moon’s gravity was launched on Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital flight this month. Developed by NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland together with Voyager Technologies, the Lunar-g Combustion Investigation (LUCI) will help researchers determine if conditions on the Moon – with reduced gravity – might be a more hazardous environment…
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UL Solutions Reinforces Leadership in Fire Safety with New, Upgraded Global Fire Science Center of Excellence
UL Solutions Inc. (NYSE: ULS), a global leader in applied safety science, today announced the development of a new Global Fire Science Center of Excellence in Northbrook, Illinois, enhancing the company’s global leadership position in the fire safety, security, and building and construction markets. The Global Fire Science Center of Excellence will be located on UL Solutions’ 110-acre campus north of…
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Fire Prevention Week: Protect your household by practicing home fire escape plan, testing smoke alarms
According to the U.S. Fire Administration, over the past seven years, more people have died in home fires in Pennsylvania than in any other state.1 During Fire Prevention Week (October 6-12), the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania reminds everyone to help protect your household by testing your smoke alarms each month and practicing your escape plan until everyone can get…
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