New York City Winter Fire Safety Notices

By Pat Tarantino | November 6, 2020

Now is the perfect time to review and practice fire safety In January 2020, the NYC Fire Commissioner announced the city had 66 civilian fire deaths in 2019, 25% fewer deaths than in 2018.  Although encouraging, winter remains peak time for fire related deaths. Cooking and heating are the leading causes of home fires and…

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Fire Safety for Seniors in Apartments

By Pat Tarantino | January 23, 2019

While building material and fire prevention technologies have vastly improved over the centuries, structural fires remain almost as prominent a threat to New Yorkers today as they did during the city’s first years of settlement. The FDNY responded to more than 27,000 structural fires in 2018, and while firefighters reached these fires with incredible speed…

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