Any time you approach a fire extinguisher, the first step is to pull the safety pin from the handle. This action breaks the seal and allows you to discharge the extinguisher, initiating the ...

You might wonder why a regular fire extinguisher, the kind you might have in your home or workplace, can't handle lithium-ion battery fires. SafeQuip, a leading distributor of fire-related equipment, ...

A fire can get bigger every 30 seconds so having fire alarms is essential to protect yourself and others.“My smoke alarm or ...

An Indy Ridge apartments resident had left the kitchen while cooking and, hearing the smoke alarm, came back to a grease fire, Independence Fire Chief Jimmy Walker said Wednesday night. The resident ...

You might think you’ll never experience a house fire, but the United States sees fire departments responding to almost 350,000 house fires each year. A house fire can lead to significant monetary, ...

Captain Kevin McDonald with New Hanover Fire Rescue said a lack of smoke detectors in homes are more common than you might think. He said you need to have a smoke detector on at least every ...

A 25-year-old man is facing murder charges after deputies alleged he beat a 55-year-old man to death using a fire extinguisher after hotel staff asked him to leave for destroying property ...

With wildfires spreading across the Los Angeles area and forcing tens of thousands of Southern Californians to evacuate their homes, it’s more crucial than ever to think about fire safety and your own ...

An unhinged tourist from Chile beat a man to death with a fire extinguisher — all because the victim tried to calm him down as he was getting kicked out of a Florida motel, officials said.