House Fires

If you are going through the loss of your home due to a house fire, you don't have to go through it alone. There are a lot of resources to help you get through this difficult time.

Here are some quick, easy ways to help out victims of a house fire. Let the community know what items are needed and where to donate for the house fire victims.

Friends of ours had a house fire on Christmas Day and house fires are not uncommon at this time of year.

There are steps to take to prevent a house fire, and ways to prepare yourself in the event of a fire, but there is no one solid way of stopping the tragedy. These few tips will help keep your family safe, in the event of a house fire occuring.

Two nights ago, four fire trucks, 3 police cars, and two ambulances were called to a house fire in the Woodstock neighborhood.

Make Sure Your Family Is Safe. Find Out If Your Home Could Be At Risk For A Fire.

Three people try to get out of house but succumb to house fire in Spotswood, New Jersey.

Many people have lost their homes to house fires and yet there are many simple ways of preventing it. Many time it is caused by carelessness, like smoking and falling asleep or leaving a lit cigarette that falls somewhere and starts a smoldering fire.

It is always great for every household to have a fire plan. But there is more to fire safety than just having a fire plan in place in case of a fire. One part of fire safety is to reduce your risks of having a house fire.

Approximately 5,000 Americans die each year in fires, and 80 percent of those death's result from home fires, according to the U.S. Fire Administration.

You don't want to die that way. Avoiding death by fire in the house is easy. As long as you use some common sense.

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If a tree falls in the woods and nobody hears it, does it make a sound? Of course it does. If your smoke detectors go off and you're not home will your house burn down? Maybe.

Some tips with those struggling with car maintenance and home heating during this recovery period in the economy. I hope these ideas keep you well and importantly safer.

According to a spokeswoman for the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), "Because home heating fires are largely the result of human error, the majority of them are preventable."

Now is a good time to change the batteries in those smoke detectors.

A Ferndale house incurred more than $120,000 in damages from a fire that was caused by an overheated extension cord.

Britney Haynes has been in the Big Brother House all summer and is now in the Jury house. Last night her home had a fire.

When your house is on fire, the last way you want to respond is by calling 9-1-1 in a frantic manner. This will get you nowhere and it may cost you your life.

Fires can burn down a house and take lives in minutes. Help keep you and your family safe with these tips.

A recent study by Underwriter's Laboratories has shown that house fires smolder longer and then burn faster today than when smoke detectors were first introduced. It may be time to update your technology....

An early morning fire ripped through a single-family home Saturday, Feb. 10, killing one person.