The report is a call for all to learn to live with fire and take steps to better manage and mitigate the risk of wildfires to human health and safety, the economy, wildlife, and climate.
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been deeply devoted to efforts in this area for more than 120 years. NIST has brought about improvements to everyday life you may take for granted, and solved problems that have advanced everything from manufacturing to public safety.
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While it is true that fire safety has improved with the installation of devices such as smoke detectors and alarms, the impact of a fire is now potentially far more serious than it has ever been.
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The loss of lives, property and heritage and the damage to health and society are among the scourges that are caused by fire, and it is lower and middle income countries that are paying the price. This was the message from Brian Meacham, who gave the keynote address on the first day of the 7th International Tall Buildings Conference in May, held alongside FIREX International in London.
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Firefighters have a 9 percent higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer and a 14 percent higher risk of dying from the disease than the general adult U.S. population, according to studies by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health and other agencies.
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Being prepared is simply that, a state of preparedness with the prerequisite resources and personnel.
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In the United States, the fire service has evolved over hundreds of years and seen great change: Bucket brigades gave way to steam engines, steam engines evolved to modern pumpers, and now we are seeing the birth of electric fire engines.
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Ford has issued three recalls of more than 350,000 vehicles in North America, including nearly 3,000 in Canada and 39,000 in the U.S. due to a risk the engines could catch fire.
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Health Canada is recalling more than 256,000 packages of cigarettes over “increased fire hazard” concerns.
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